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趕時尚

gon2 si4 soeng6

gan3 shi2 shang4

to climb aboard the bandwagon (lit., "to catch up with fashion")

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 679

趕時尚

趕 gon2 gan3 - [1] [v] pursue; catch up with; overtake; keep
時 si4 shi2 - time
尚 soeng6 shang4 {shang5} | shang5 {shang - still; yet; even; uphold; honor; esteem

This word was added by spacemonkey on 11th Aug 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2008

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