赶场 (gǎn cháng) — to rush from one performance to another (theater context); to go from one event or place to another in a hurry
Definition
Literally 'rush to the next venue', originally a theater term for actors performing back-to-back. Now used broadly for rushing between events (parties, weddings, meetings) in a hurry.
verb
to rush from one performance to another (theater context)to go from one event or place to another in a hurry
Examples
- 赶场，。Tā jīn tiān wǎn shàng yào gǎn cháng, xiān yǎn huà jù zài qù chàng xì.He has to rush between performances tonight — first a play, then an opera.
- ，。Zhōu mò tā gǎn le sān chǎng, cóng hūn lǐ dào shēng rì pài duì zài dào tóng xué jù huì.On the weekend she rushed to three events: a wedding, a birthday party, and a class reunion.
- ，赶场，。Bié zháo jí, wǒ men bú yòng gǎn cháng, shí jiān hái zǎo.Don't worry, we don't need to rush around — there's still time.
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