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趕

gǎn

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
VerbStative verb

趕 (gǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to overtake; to catch up with”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

我得趕去車站搭車。

I have to rush to the station to catch the bus.

Related words at this level

服裝付出負責改善趕緊高大高速歌唱

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).