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HSK 3.0:Recognition 4

HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 赶

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How to write 赶 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 赶

赶 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

How to Use 赶

Quick Actions with

赶 + urgency

In this pattern, 赶 (gǎn) describes doing something quickly or immediately.

赶快 • gǎn kuài • at once; quickly • HSK 5

HSK 5

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

tīng听

dào到

xiāo消

xi息

hòu后

lì

Information

Pinyingǎn

Meaningto catch up

Strokes10

Radical走

Traditional趕

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1043

Zhuyinㄍㄢˇ

UnicodeU+8D76

CangjieGOMJ

gǎn赶

kuài快

at once; quickly

赶紧 • gǎn jǐn • at once; losing no time; hasten • HSK 5

HSK 5

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

at once; losing no time; hasten

赶忙 • gǎn máng • hurriedly; quickly • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

gǎn赶

máng忙

hurriedly; quickly

Catching Up and Chasing with

This pattern uses 赶 (gǎn) to mean catching up, chasing, or hurrying to a destination.

赶上 • gǎn shàng • to keep up with • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

gǎn赶

shàng上

to keep up with

追赶 • zhuī gǎn • Chase • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuī追

gǎn赶

Chase

赶赴 • gǎn fù • Hurry to • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gǎn赶

fù赴

Hurry to

立

kè刻

gǎn赶

lái来

。

He hurried over immediately after hearing the news.

tā他

zài在

zhuī追

gǎn赶

qián前

miàn面

de的

gōng公

jiāo交

chē车

。

He is chasing the bus ahead.

nóng农

mín民

yòng用

dào稻

cǎo草

rén人

qū驱

gǎn赶

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

。

Farmers use scarecrows to drive away small birds.

kuài diǎnr zǒu, wǒmen yào gǎn nà bān huǒchē.

快点儿走，我们要赶那班火车。

Walk faster, we need to catch that train.

wǒ我

men们

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

qù去

chē车

zhàn站

ba吧

。

Let's hurry to the station.

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Characters with radical "走".

起qǐto rise, to get up, to start
趣qùto hurry; to urge; to hasten
赵zhàoA surname; a state in ancient China
赴fùto go to, to proceed towards
趁chènto take advantage of; avail oneself of
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