趕 gǎn

pursue, follow; expel, drive away

DEFINITIONS

  • pursue, follow
  • expel, drive away
  • 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

WORDS

你追我趕 nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn friendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
流星趕月 liú xīng gǎn yuè lit. a meteor catching up with the moon; swift action (idiom)
趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for
趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake
趕不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth); too late (to do sth)
趕來 gǎn lái to rush over
趕出 gǎn chū to drive away
趕到 gǎn dào to hurry (to some place)
趕前不趕後 gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
趕工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time
趕往 gǎn wǎng to hurry to (somewhere)
趕得及 gǎn dé jí there is still time (to do sth); to be able to do sth in time; to be able to make it
趕忙 gǎn máng to hurry; to hasten; to make haste
趕快 gǎn kuài at once; immediately
趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
趕明兒 gǎn míng r (coll.) some day; one of these days
趕時髦 gǎn shí máo to keep up with the latest fashion
趕浪頭 gǎn làng tou to follow the trend
趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless
趕緊 gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay
趕羊 gǎn yáng to drive sheep; to herd sheep
趕考 gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination
趕腳 gǎn jiǎo to work as a carter or porter; to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
趕英超美 gǎn yīng chāo měi to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back
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