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赶
趕
gǎn
1. to overtake
2. to catch up with
3. to hurry
4. to rush
5. to try to catch (the bus etc)
6. to drive (cattle etc) forward
7. to drive (sb) away
8. to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
9. until
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

赶
gǎn
to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

赶上
gǎnshàng
to keep up with
赶来
gǎnlái
to rush over
赶出
gǎnchū
to drive away
赶到
gǎndào
to hurry (to some place)
赶工
gǎngōng
to work against the clock
赶往
gǎnwǎng
to hurry to (somewhere)
赶忙
gǎnmáng
to hurry
赶快
gǎnkuài
at once
HSK 5
赶早
gǎnzǎo
as soon as possible
赶紧
gǎnjǐn
hurriedly
HSK 5
赶考
gǎnkǎo
to go and take an imperial examination
赶脚
gǎnjiǎo
to work as a carter or porter
赶走
gǎnzǒu
to drive out
赶赴
gǎnfù
to hurry
赶超
gǎnchāo
to overtake
赶跑
gǎnpǎo
to drive away
赶路
gǎnlù
to hasten on with one's journey
赶车
gǎnchē
to drive a cart
赶集
gǎnjí
to go to market
轰赶
hōnggǎn
to drive away

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
907
Word Frequency Rank
698 of 84,292

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