赶 (gǎn) — to catch (a vehicle, event), to make it in time for; to hurry, to rush; to drive away, to shoo
Definition
A versatile verb: 'to rush/hurry' (赶时间), 'to make it in time for' (赶火车), or 'to drive/shoo away' (赶走). Unlike 忙 (busy), 赶 is the action of hurrying toward a goal.
verb
to catch (a vehicle, event)to make it in time forto hurryto rushto drive awayto shoo
Easily confused
Examples
- 赶。Tā měi tiān dōu gǎn qī diǎn de huǒ chē shàng bān.He catches the 7 o'clock train to work every day.
- 赶，。Wǒ men yào gǎn shí jiān, kuài yì diǎn wán chéng zuò yè.We need to hurry and finish the homework a bit faster.
- 赶？Nǐ gǎn zài sān diǎn zhī qián lái ma?Will you come by 3 o'clock?
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