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赶上

gǎn shàng · gan shang

Traditional 趕上

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to keep up with
  2. to catch up with
  3. to overtake
  4. to chance upon
  5. in time for
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The wrong bus

  1. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)跑(pǎo)！末班车(mòbānchē)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)就(jiù)开(kāi)了(le)。

    Run! The last bus leaves in ten minutes.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)能(néng)赶上(gǎnshàng)吗(ma)？

    Can we catch it?

  3. Dengdeng

    能(néng)，你(nǐ)跑(pǎo)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)，一定(yīdìng)赶得上(gǎndeshàng)！

    Yes, run a bit faster and we'll make it!

  4. Liangliang

    赶上(gǎnshàng)了(le)！终于(zhōngyú)赶上(gǎnshàng)了(le)！

    We caught it! We finally caught it!

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)。咦(yí)，这(zhè)辆(liàng)车(chē)去(qù)的(de)是(shì)机场(jīchǎng)。

    Great. Hmm, this bus goes to the airport.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)赶上(gǎnshàng)了(le)一辆(yīliàng)错(cuò)的(de)车(chē)。

    So we caught the wrong bus.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)用(yòng)尽(jìn)全(quán)力(lì)跑(pǎo)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)还(hái)是(shì)没(méi)赶(gǎn)上(shàng)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

I ran as fast as I could, but I missed the train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)匆(cōng)匆(cōng)忙(máng)忙(máng)，为(wèi)的(de)是(shì)能(néng)赶(gǎn)上(shàng)第(dì)一(yī)班(bān)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

I hurried in order to catch the first train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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