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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