赶回 (gǎn huí) — to rush back, to hurry back | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A directional verb-result compound meaning 'rush/hurry back' to a place (家, 公司). Built on 赶 ('rush') + 回 ('back'), so it emphasizes the hurry rather than just the return.

verb

to rush backto hurry back

Examples

赶回。
Tā zuó tiān gǎn huí le jiā.
He rushed back home yesterday.
赶回。
Tā měi tiān xià bān hòu dōu gǎn huí jiā.
He rushes back home after work every day.
，赶回。
Tīng dào xiāo xi, tā lì kè gǎn huí le gōng sī.
Upon hearing the news, he immediately rushed back to the company.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

赶gǎnhurry; chase

赶 means hurry or chase and 回 means back; 赶回 expresses rushing back.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 趕; 赶 is its simplified writing.

走旱趕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

旱

旱hàn趕gǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 趕 combines 走, for the meaning, and 旱, for the sound; this is about 趕, not 赶.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

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