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gǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9401601)

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Words Containing 赶

赶车
gǎn chē

to drive a cart

迎头赶上
yíng tóu gǎn shàng

to try hard to catch up

赶赴
gǎn fù

to hurry

驱赶
qū gǎn

to drive (vehicle)

赶得及
gǎn dé jí

there is still time (to do sth)

吃屎都赶不上热乎的
chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de

fig. (of a person) too slow

赶忙
gǎn máng

to hurry

赶路
gǎn lù

to hasten on with one's journey

赶羊
gǎn yáng

to drive sheep

赶尽杀绝
gǎn jìn shā jué

to kill to the last one (idiom)

赶到
gǎn dào

to hurry (to some place)

赶时髦
gǎn shí máo

to keep up with the latest fashion

赶前不赶后
gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu

it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)

赶英超美
gǎn yīng chāo měi

to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)

赶超
gǎn chāo

to overtake

赶考
gǎn kǎo

to go and take an imperial examination

轰赶
hōng gǎn

to drive away

流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè

lit. a meteor catching up with the moon

赶快
gǎn kuài

quickly

赶浪头
gǎn làng tou

to follow the trend

赶往
gǎn wǎng

to hurry to (somewhere)

赶工
gǎn gōng

to work against the clock

赶不上
gǎn bù shàng

can't keep up with

赶脚
gǎn jiǎo

to work as a carter or porter

赶出
gǎn chū

to drive away

赶早
gǎn zǎo

as soon as possible

赶来
gǎn lái

to rush over

驱魔赶鬼
qū mó gǎn guǐ

to exorcise

赶走
gǎn zǒu

to drive out

赶集
gǎn jí

to go to market

赶跑
gǎn pǎo

to drive away

赶不及
gǎn bù jí

not enough time (to do sth)

你追我赶
nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn

friendly one-upmanship

追赶
zhuī gǎn

to pursue

赶紧
gǎn jǐn

hurriedly

赶上
gǎn shàng

to keep up with

赶鸭子上架
gǎn yā zi shàng jià

lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)