赶 gǎn catch up
How to remember 赶: 走 walk + 干 do = catch up. The kid runs ahead, so Dad has to walk faster over the sand and do his best to catch up with him.
Component breakdown
赶 = 走 walk + 干 do
- 走 walk
- 干 do
The kid runs ahead, so Dad has to walk faster over the sand and do his best to catch up with him.
How it is used
- To rush / hurry, catch up, and to drive away - 赶时间 (gǎn shíjiān) be pressed for time, 赶上 (gǎnshàng) catch (a bus)/keep up, 赶快 (gǎnkuài) hurry up.
- 赶紧 (gǎnjǐn) / 赶忙 (gǎnmáng) hurriedly; 追赶 (zhuīgǎn) chase after.
- Also 'to drive off': 赶走 (gǎnzǒu) drive away, 把苍蝇赶走 shoo the fly away.
Words with 赶
Example sentences
- 我及时赶到了车站。 Wǒ jíshí gǎndàole chēzhàn.I made it to the station in time.