Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
跟上
gēnshàng
Description
"跟上"的意思是跟着别人一起走，不要落在后面。
"跟上" means to walk along with others, not falling behind.
我们也常用它来说学习或工作上不落后。
We also often use it to say not falling behind in study or work.
Meanings
跟上gēnshàng
to keep up with, catch up with
你走太快了，我跟不上。
You walk too fast; I can't keep up.
跟上gēnshàng
to keep pace with progress or change
我要努力学习，才能跟上大家。
I need to study hard to keep up with everyone.
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Notes
- Etymology
跟 (to follow) + 上 (directional complement showing successful result).
- Nuance
often negated as 跟不上 (can't keep up) using the potential complement.
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