赶 gǎn catch up with

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Traditional: 趕

Stroke order

赶 is written in 10 strokes.

赶 — the Chinese character for catch up with (gǎn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 赶 — catch up with

赶

Senses

to overtake; to catch up with
to hurry; to rush
to try to catch (the bus etc)
to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away
to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
until; by (a certain time)

Example sentences

我要赶火车。Wǒ yào gǎn huǒchē.I have to catch the train.
他赶上了最后一班车。Tā gǎn shàng le zuìhòu yì bān chē.He caught the last bus.

Related words

赶 is pronounced gǎn and means “catch up with”.

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