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跟上 (gēn shàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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跟上 (gēn shàng): To catch up with (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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跟上 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyingēn shàng

Meaningto catch up with

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb

Word跟上

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3.

Example Sentences with 跟上

shí时

shàng尚

cháo潮

liú流

zǒng总

shì是

qiān千

biàn变

wàn万

huà化

，

hěn很

nán难

gēn跟

shàng上

tā它

de的

bù步

fá伐

。

Fashion trends are always ever-changing, making it hard to keep up with them.

gōng公

sī司

ān安

pái排

yuán员

gōng工

dìng定

qī期

jìn进

xiū

wèi为

le了

gēn跟

shàng上

shí时

dài代

de的

bù步

fá伐

suī虽

rán然

jiǔ酒

diàn店

hěn很

háo豪

huá华

，

dàn但

fú服

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

háng行

yè业

rì日

xīn新

yuè

kuài快

gēn跟

shàng上

duì队

wu伍

，

bié别

diào掉

duì队

le

修

，

yǐ以

gēn跟

shàng上

háng行

yè业

fā发

zhǎn展

de的

bù步

fá伐

。

The company arranges regular training for employees to keep up with industry developments.

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

bú不

duàn断

xué学

xí习

xīn新

zhī知

shi识

。

To keep pace with the times, we must continuously learn new knowledge.

wù务

què却

méi没

néng能

gēn跟

shàng上

xiāng相

yìng应

de的

shuǐ水

zhǔn准

。

Although the hotel is luxurious, the service failed to match the corresponding standard.

月

yì异

，

wǒ我

men们

gāi该

rú如

hé何

gēn跟

shàng上

jié节

zòu奏

？

Do you think this industry is changing so rapidly, how should we keep up with the pace?

了

，

bù不

rán然

wǒ我

men们

dé得

tíng停

xià下

lái来

děng等

nǐ你

。

Hurry up and keep up with the group, don't fall behind, otherwise we'll have to stop and wait for you.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 跟上.

Words with 跟

跟前gēn qiánHSK 6
跟踪gēn zōngHSK 6
跟随gēn suíHSK 6
跟进gēn jìnHSK 7-9
跟不上gēn bu shàng
高跟鞋gāo gēn xié

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔHSK 1
上学shàng xuéHSK 1
上课shàng kèHSK 1
上去shàng quHSK 2
上来shàng laiHSK 2
上班shàng bānHSK 2
上面shàng miànHSK 2
早上zǎo shangHSK 2