gǎn

to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)

HSK 4 #908

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 908th character
Radical ⾛ (156.3)
Strokes 10
Index # 1788
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

赶 gǎn
  1. 1. to hurry
  2. 2. to rush
  3. 3. to try to catch (the bus etc)
  4. 4. to catch up with
  5. 5. to overtake
  6. 6. to drive (sb) away
  7. 7. to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
  8. 8. to drive (cattle etc) forward
  9. 9. until

Stroke order

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Words containing 赶

Word Meaning
to drive away
it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
to work against the clock
(coll.) some day; one of these days
to follow the trend
to drive sheep; to herd sheep
to go and take an imperial examination
to work as a carter or porter
to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)
to drive away
to exorcise; to drive out evil spirits