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趕時間

gon2 si4 gaan1*3

time is running out; hurry up; quickly. | Synon.: 趕快 | Cant. only: 快啲; 快脆.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 253,000

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

趕時間

This word was added by tym on 21st Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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趕 gon2 gan3 - [1] [v] pursue; catch up with; overtake; keep
時 si4 shi2 - time
間 gaan1 gaan3 jian1 jian4 - interval of time

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