Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
赶
gǎn
Description
"赶"常常表示要在时间之前到达，或者要追上、驱走某个东西。
比如我们会说"赶火车"或者"赶时间"。
Meanings
赶gǎn
to rush; to hurry to catch (a train, bus)
我要赶火车，先走了。
赶gǎn
to catch up with; to overtake
你走快点，赶上他们。
赶gǎn
to drive away; to chase off
他把小狗赶出去了。
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Notes
- Nuance
赶 stresses racing against time or distance, unlike 追 which just means to chase.
- Etymology
originally meant to drive animals forward, later extended to hurrying and pursuing.
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