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赶

gǎn · gan

Traditional 趕

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to overtake; to catch up with
  2. to hurry; to rush
  3. to try to catch (the bus etc)
  4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away
  5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
  6. until; by (a certain time)
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In a conversation

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Why did we run?

  1. Dengdeng

    快点(kuàidiǎn)，我们(wǒmen)得(děi)赶(gǎn)地铁(dìtiě)！

    Hurry, we have to catch the subway!

  2. Liangliang

    还(hái)有(yǒu)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)，赶(gǎn)得(de)上(shàng)。

    We still have five minutes. We can make it.

  3. Dengdeng

    跑(pǎo)！

    Run!

  4. Liangliang

    没(méi)赶(gǎn)上(shàng)，地铁(dìtiě)刚(gāng)走(zǒu)。

    We missed it. The subway just left.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，下一班(xiàyībān)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)后(hòu)就(jiù)来(lái)。那(nà)我们(wǒmen)刚才(gāngcái)赶(gǎn)什么(shénme)？

    No problem, the next one comes in three minutes. Then why did we hurry just now?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)匆(cōng)忙(máng)赶(gǎn)去(qù)车(chē)站(zhàn)，以(yǐ)免(miǎn)错(cuò)过(guò)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

She hurried to the station so that she wouldn't miss the train.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)得(děi)赶(gǎn)在(zài)天(tiān)黑(hēi)前(qián)回(huí)到(dào)家(jiā)。

We need to hurry back home before it gets dark.

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