赶

趕

gǎnㄍㄢˇ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

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)

Examples

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我起了个大早为了赶第一班火车。

我起了個大早爲了趕第一班火車。

I got up early enough to catch the first train.

她不止嘲笑了他，还把他赶了出去。

她不止嘲笑了他，還把他趕了出去。

She not only ridiculed him, but also drove him out.

他们试图把日本产品赶出市场。

他們試圖把日本產品趕出市場。

They are trying to drive Japanese goods out of the market.

即使最乐观而言，你也会被赶出这间房子。

即使最樂觀而言，你也會被趕出這間房子。

Best case scenario, you get kicked out of the house.

Characters

Character breakdown

走

zǒu

to walk

干

gān

old variant of 乾|干[gan1]

Related: 赶

赶上

gǎn shàng

to keep up with

赶忙

gǎn máng

to hurry

赶快

gǎn kuài

quickly; at once

赶紧

gǎn jǐn

hurriedly

Stroke practice

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Characters

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