gǎn

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

Character data

Radical ⾛ (156.7)
Strokes 14
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

趕 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

Words containing 趕

Word Meaning
to try to emulate; friendly one-upmanship
swift action (idiom)
to catch up with; to keep up with; in time for
can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake
not enough time (to do sth); too late (to do sth)
to rush over
to drive away
to hurry (to some place)
it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
to work against the clock
to hurry to (somewhere)
to be able to make it; to be able to do sth in time
to hurry; to make haste; to hasten
immediately; at once
as soon as possible; at the first opportunity
(coll.) some day; one of these days
to keep up with the latest fashion
to follow the trend
ruthless; to eradicate; to exterminate
without delay; hurriedly
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)
to drive out; to turn back
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