赶
gǎnㄍㄢˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: CẢN
Traditional: 趕
HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb)
to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)
赶上 = catch up / make it in time; 赶不上 = can't make it; 赶时间 = be in a hurry.
Examples
我得赶最后一班车。
wǒ dé gǎn zuì hòu yì bān chē.
I have to catch the last bus.
大家都在加班赶订单。
dà jiā dōu zài jiā bān gǎn dìng dān.
Everyone's working overtime to finish the orders on time.
他把小狗赶出了厨房。
tā bǎ xiǎo gǒu gǎn chū le chú fáng.
He chased the puppy out of the kitchen.
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Stroke order
CẢN · 10 strokes
to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain