赶往 (gǎn wǎng) — to hurry to, to rush to (a place)

Definition

赶往 (gǎn wǎng) means to rush or hurry toward a place, with 赶 emphasizing speed and urgency. It always takes a destination as its object and is more directional and action-focused than saying 去 quickly.

verb
to hurry toto rush to (a place)

Examples

  • 赶往。
    Tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu lì kè gǎn wǎng jī chǎng.
    He hurried to the airport immediately after hearing the news.
  • 赶往。
    Jiù yuán duì lián yè gǎn wǎng zāi qū.
    The rescue team rushed to the disaster area overnight.
  • 赶往。
    Wǒ míng tiān yì zǎo jiù yào gǎn wǎng běi jīng kāi huì.
    I have to rush to Beijing early tomorrow morning for a meeting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

赶gǎnrush
往wǎngtoward

赶 denotes rushing, while 往 points toward a place.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒu
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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
王
王wáng往wǎng
Same sound today

The form that became 往 paired 止, a foot, with 王 for the sound; a stepping part was later added, and the right side changed.

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