赶 gǎn

pursue, follow; expel, drive away

HSK 4 #908

DEFINITIONS

赶 gǎn
  • 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

STROKES

WORDS

赶出 gǎn chū to drive away
赶前不赶后 gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
赶工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time
赶明儿 gǎn míng r (coll.) some day; one of these days
赶浪头 gǎn làng tou to follow the trend
赶羊 gǎn yáng to drive sheep; to herd sheep
赶考 gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination
赶脚 gǎn jiǎo to work as a carter or porter; to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
赶英超美 gǎn yīng chāo měi to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
赶鸭子上架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom); fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability
轰赶 hōng gǎn to drive away
驱魔赶鬼 qū mó gǎn guǐ to exorcise; to drive out evil spirits
赶慢 gǎn màn to rush and slow down; hurriedly
人赶 rén gǎn to drive people away; to expel people
赶着 gǎn zhe rush; in a hurry to do something; to drive (animals)
赶回 gǎn huí to hurry back; to rush back to a place
赶过来 gǎn guò lái to rush over; to hurry up and come over
赶庙会 gǎn miào huì attend a temple fair; go to a temple fair
赶时间 gǎn shí jiān hurry; be in a rush to make it on time
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