赶赴 gǎnfù to hurry
to hurry; to rush
How to remember 赶赴: 赶 catch up + 赴 to attend = to hurry.
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How it is used
- To hurry/rush to (a place or event) - 赶赴现场 (gǎnfù xiànchǎng) to rush to the scene; 赶赴前线 (gǎnfù qiánxiàn) to hasten to the front.
- Formal/written, often in news reports of officials or rescuers hurrying somewhere important.
- 赶 (hurry) + 赴 (go to an event); directly takes a destination. More urgent and formal than 赶去 (gǎnqù).