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 nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn friendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
流星月 liú xīng gǎn yuè lit. a meteor catching up with the moon; swift action (idiom)
上 gǎn shàng to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for
不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake
不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth); too late (to do sth)
來 gǎn lái to rush over
出 gǎn chū to drive away
到 gǎn dào to hurry (to some place)
前不後 gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time
往 gǎn wǎng to hurry to (somewhere)
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
忙 gǎn máng to hurry; to hasten; to make haste
快 gǎn kuài at once; immediately
早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
明兒 gǎn míng r (coll.) some day; one of these days
時髦 gǎn shí máo to keep up with the latest fashion
浪頭 gǎn làng tou to follow the trend
盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless
緊 gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay
羊 gǎn yáng to drive sheep; to herd sheep
考 gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination
腳 gǎn jiǎo to work as a carter or porter; to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
英超美 gǎn yīng chāo měi to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back
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