HSK 3 · Effort & Persistence

赶

gǎn

to hurry; to catch up with

Stroke order of 赶

赶 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Running 走 with 干 to catch up.

Parts: 走 walk + 干 dry/do

Example sentence

快点儿，我们要赶火车。

Hurry, we have to catch the train.

Words with 赶

赶到to hurry to; to arrive in time 赶紧hurriedly; quickly 赶快quickly; at once

More words: Effort & Persistence

坚持to persist; to insist 保持to keep; to maintain 保留to keep; to retain 保to protect; to keep 尽量as much as possible 集中to concentrate 深入to go deep into; thorough 等待to wait 精神spirit; energy 动力driving force; motivation 自主independent 自身oneself; itself

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