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赶紧 (gǎn jǐn) — hurriedly; without delay

Definition

赶紧 (gǎnjǐn) means 'hurry up and do it now' — urging action before time runs out. Almost interchangeable with 赶快, but 赶紧 often feels a bit more urgent or pressing.

adverb
hurriedlywithout delay

Examples

  • 赶紧，。
    Wǒ men gǎn jǐn zǒu ba, bù rán lái bù jí le.
    Let's hurry up and go, otherwise it'll be too late.
  • 赶紧，。
    gǎn jǐn Bǎ zuò yè xiě wán, lǎo shī míng tiān yào jiǎn chá.
    Finish your homework quickly; the teacher will check it tomorrow.
  • ，赶紧。
    Tīng dào líng shēng, tā gǎn jǐn cóng zuò wèi shàng zhàn le qǐ lái.
    When he heard the bell, he quickly stood up from his seat.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

赶gǎnhurry
紧jǐnurgent

赶 means hurry and 紧 means urgent, so 赶紧 is to hurry up without delay.

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.

Open 赶 →

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 緊; 紧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
臤
臤qiān緊jǐn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 緊 pairs 糸 (thread) with 臤 as a sound part; the simplified 紧 is a later shorthand.

Open 紧 →

Grammar

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