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HSK 3 · Time Adverbs

赶紧

gǎn jǐn

hurriedly; quickly

Stroke order of 赶紧

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

赶 · 10 strokes紧 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

Feet 走 chasing (赶) with silk threads 糸 pulled tight 紧: rush, nothing slack.

Parts: 赶 chase (走 run + 干) + 紧 tight

The characters in 赶紧

  • 赶 gǎn — to hurry; to catch up with (10 strokes)
  • 紧 jǐn — tight (10 strokes)

Example sentence

天要下雨了，赶紧回家吧。

It's going to rain, so hurry home.

Words with 赶

赶到to hurry to; to arrive in time赶快quickly; at once赶to hurry; to catch up with

Words with 紧

紧张nervous; tense紧tight紧急urgent; emergency

More words: Time Adverbs

久long (time)曾经once; formerly早已long ago; long since已already至今until now; so far以来since自从since直到until始终from start to finish; all along从来always; ever本来originally提前in advance; to move up及时timely; promptly立刻immediately连忙promptly; hastily赶快quickly; at once

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