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赶来

gǎn lái · gan lai

Traditional 趕來

Meaning

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  1. to rush over
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Water at the door

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，快来(kuàilái)！我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)水龙头(shuǐlóngtóu)坏(huài)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, come quick! My faucet is broken!

  2. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)赶来(gǎnlái)。

    Don't worry, I'll rush over right away.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where are you now?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)上(shàng)，十分钟(shífēnzhōng)能(néng)赶来(gǎnlái)。

    I'm on the subway. I can be there in ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)水(shuǐ)已经(yǐjīng)流到(liúdào)门口(ménkǒu)了(le)！

    OK, but the water has already reached the door!

  6. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)就(jiù)赶来(gǎnlái)！

    What? I'll be there in five minutes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)你(nǐ)病(bìng)了(le)，怎(zěn)么(me)也(yě)会(huì)赶(gǎn)来(lái)看(kàn)你(nǐ)的(de)。

If I had known about your illness, I could have visited you in the hospital.

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

02

接(jiē)到(dào)电(diàn)话(huà)后(hòu)，他(tā)立(lì)刻(kè)赶(gǎn)来(lái)了(le)现(xiàn)场(chǎng)。

After receiving the call, he immediately rushed to the scene.

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