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赶

gǎn

Traditional: 趕

to overtake; to catch up with

HSK 4

Meaning of 赶 in English

gǎnHSK 4verbSyllabus #1222
  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)

Example sentences

  1. 我起了个大早为了赶第一班火车。
    wǒ qǐ le gè dà zǎo wèi le gǎn dì yī bān huǒ chē。
    I got up early enough to catch the first train.
    Tatoeba #437259 by fucongcong · #256109 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences