赶趕 gǎn — to hurry to catch (transport, a deadline); to drive away
gǎn (third tone, dipping)gan3
Traditional: 趕
to hurry to catch (transport, a deadline); to drive away
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to hurry to catch (transport, a deadline); to drive away
Motion under pressure of a clock: 赶飞机, 赶火车, racing to make it before the doors close. The same character, with 走 after it, turns outward instead — 赶走, to chase something off rather than chase after it yourself.
verb
Example sentences
- 快点儿，我们要赶飞机。快點兒，我們要趕飛機。Kuài (fourth tone, falling) diǎnr, (third tone, dipping) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) gǎn (third tone, dipping) fēijī. (first tone, high and level)···
Hurry up, we have to catch our flight.
- 他跑得很快，终于赶上了。他跑得很快，終於趕上了。Tā (first tone, high and level) pǎo (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) kuài, (fourth tone, falling) zhōngyú (first tone, high and level) gǎnshàng (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···
He ran fast and finally made it in time.