趕 (gon2 | gan3) : hurry after; catch up with; drive away

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趕

gon2

gan3

[1] hurry/run after; catch/keep up with
[2] drive/chase away; chuck out; oust
[3] encounter; come across; happen to

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: (#156)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

趕 / 赶

This word has been viewed 9036 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Mar 2011 04:13

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趕快 gon2 faai3 gan3 kuai4 = quickly; hurriedly; immediately; at once

趕上 gon2 soeng5 gan3 shang4 = catch up with; in time for

趕唔切 gon2 m4 cit3 = cannot make it; too late for sth. 粵

趕時間 gon2 si4 gaan1*3 = time is running out; hurry up; quickly

追趕 zeoi1 gon2 zhui1 gan3 = to chase after; to pursue

趕時尚 gon2 si4 soeng6 gan3 shi2 shang4 = to climb aboard the bandwagon (lit., "to catch up with fashion")

趕緊 gon2 gan2 gan3 jin3 = hurriedly

趕工 gon2 gung1 gan3 gong1 = to try to get the work done faster

趕忙 gon2 mong4 gan3 mang2 = to hurry

趕急 gon2 gap1 = haste; make haste; nip along
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Showing 1 example containing 趕

唔快啲就趕唔切㗎喇! 粵
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 means "or else"]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 趕
Unicode code for this character: U+8d95 (off-site link)

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