HSK 4 HSK C3/W3/V3
Correct

赶

/ gǎn / 
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As a Verb

hurry/run after; catch/meet up with; catch sb up

1
Wǒ
我
zài
在
tā
她
hòumiàn
后面
duī
追
  
,
xiǎng
想
gǎnshàng
赶上
tā
她
  
。

I ran after her in an attempt to catch up with her.

As a Verb

(try to) catch; make a dash for; rush for; dash off; hurry up

2
Yào
要
wǒ
我
míngtiān
明天
bǎ
把
zhèxiē
这些
biǎo
表
gǎn
赶
chūlái
出来
  
,
shíjiān
时间
tàijǐn
太紧
  
。

I shall be hard driven/pressed to get these forms out by tomorrow.

3
Kuài
快
diǎnr  
点儿
kāi
开
  
,
wǒmen
我们
háiyào
还要
gǎn
赶
fēijī
飞机
  
。

Step on it. We have a plane to catch.

4
Gǎndào
赶到
xiànchǎng
现场
  
/
yīyuàn
医院

rush/hasten to the scene/hospital

5
Gǎnhuí
赶回
jiā
家

hurry/hasten home

6
Gǎn
赶
zuòyè
作业

dash off/rush one's homework; hurry up/through one's homework

7
Gǎn
赶
wénzhāng
文章

dash off an article

8
Gǎn
赶
shíjiān
时间

rush for time; race the time/clock

9
Gǎn
赶
rènwu
任务

rush one's work

10
Gǎn
赶
huǒchē
火车
  
/
qìchē
汽车

try to catch the train/bus

11
Gǎn
赶
gōngzuō
工作

hurry through a task

As a Verb

drive away; oust; expel

12
Méi
没
mǎi
买
piào
票
bèi
被
gǎn
赶
xiàchē
下车

be chucked off the bus for not buying a ticket

13
Bǎ
把
qīnlüèzhě
侵略者
gǎn
赶
chūqù
出去

drive out the invaders; chase the invaders away

14
Gǎnxiàtái
赶下台

drive sb out of power; oust sb out of/from power

15
Gǎn
赶
cāngying
苍蝇
  
/
wénzi
蚊子

whisk the flies/mosquitoes off

As a Verb

drive; herd

16
Gǎn
赶
yáng
羊
rù
入
lán
栏

herd the sheep into the sheepfold

17
Gǎn
赶
mǎchē
马车

drive a carriage

As a Verb

go to (a fixed activity)

18
Gǎn
赶
miàohuì
庙会

go to a temple fair

As a Verb

meet with; encounter; come across; happen to; run into

19
Wǒ
我
dào
到
nǐmen
你们
xuéxiào
学校
nātiān
那天
  
,
zhēng
正
gǎnshàng
赶上
nǐmen
你们
fàngjià
放假
  
。

It happened to be a holiday when I got to your school.

20
Gǎnshàng
赶上
xiàyǔ
下雨

run into a rain

As a Preposition

till; until; before

21
Zhè
这
shì
事
gǎn
赶
yǐhòu
以后
zài
再
tán
谈
bā
吧
  
。

Let's talk about it later.

22
Gǎn
赶
tā
他
bù
不
zài
在
de
的
shíhou
时候
nǐ
你
zài
再
lái
来
  
。

Come again when he is out.

23
Gǎnmíngr  
赶明儿
wǒ
我
shàngjiē
上街
gěi
给
nǐ
你
mǎi
买
yī
一
liàng
辆
zìxíngchē
自行车
  
。

I'll go and buy a bike for you tomorrow.