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赶快

gǎn kuài · gan kuai

Traditional 趕快

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. quickly; at once
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Wrong bus

  1. Dengdeng

    公交车(gōngjiāochē)来(lái)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)赶快(gǎnkuài)上车(shàngchē)！

    The bus is here. Let us get on quickly!

  2. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，这(zhè)是(shì)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)的(de)车(chē)？

    Wait, where does this bus go?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，可是(kěshì)人(rén)很(hěn)多(duō)，赶快(gǎnkuài)！

    I do not know, but there are many people. Hurry!

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)要(yào)坐(zuò)的(de)是(shì)十路(shílù)，这(zhè)是(shì)一路(yīlù)。

    We want bus 10. This is bus 1.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)赶快(gǎnkuài)下车(xiàchē)吧(ba)！

    Then let us get off quickly!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

外(wài)面(miàn)下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)，你(nǐ)赶(gǎn)快(kuài)把(bǎ)衣(yī)服(fu)收(shōu)进(jìn)来(lái)。

It's raining outside—hurry and bring the clothes in.

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)快(kuài)要(yào)开(kāi)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)赶(gǎn)快(kuài)上(shàng)车(chē)吧(ba)。

The train is about to leave—let's hurry and get on.

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赶
gǎn

to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush

快
kuài

rapid; quick

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