趕 [赶]

Jyutping gon2
Pinyin gǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to catch (the bus etc)/to drive (cattle etc) forward/to drive (sb) away/to avail oneself of (an opportunity)/until/to pursue/to follow/to expel/to encounter/to be a match for/to increase the pace of/to herd/swiftly/quickly/to win back lost money in gambling
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    加快速度
    to rush; to hurry
    • 佢趕去見你。
      佢赶去见你。
      keoi5 gon2 heoi3 gin3 nei5.
      He rushed to see you.
    • 佢趕住去食飯。
      佢赶住去食饭。
      keoi5 gon2 zyu6 heoi3 sik6 faan6.
      He is rushing for supper.
  2. 動詞
    驅使​人​或者​動物​向​一個​方向​走
    to drive
    • 趕客
      赶客
      gon2 haak3
      to scare customers away
    • 趕羊
      赶羊
      gon2 joeng4
      to herd sheep
  3. 動詞
    試圖​追上
    to try to catch
    • 我要趕兩點架巴士返學，聽日先講。
      我要赶两点架巴士返学，听日先讲。
      ngo5 jiu3 gon2 loeng5 dim2 gaa3 baa1 si2 faan1 hok6, ting1 jat6 sin1 gong2.
      I need to catch the bus setting out at 2 p.m. to school. Let's talk tomorrow.
    • 趕 deadline
      赶 deadline
      gon2 det1 laai1
      to meet a deadline
  4. 動詞
    急急​完成
    to hurry to finish
    • 趕功課
      赶功课
      gon2 gung1 fo3
      to hurry to finish a homework assignment
    • 趕project
      赶project
      gon2 po1 zek4
      to rush to finish a project
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. pursue, follow
  2. expel, drive away
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    GOMJ
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    GOAMJ
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    赶快!
    趕快!
    gǎn kuài !
    • Hurry up.
    • Hurry it up!
    • Hurry!
    • Faster!
    • Get a move on.
    • Hurry up!
  2. Mandarin
    如果你快一点，还能赶上他。
    如果你快一點，還能趕上他。
    rú guǒ nǐ kuài yī diǎn ， hái néng gǎn shàng tā 。
    • If you hurry, you will catch up with him.
  3. Mandarin
    我匆匆忙忙，为的是能赶上第一班火车。
    我匆匆忙忙，為的是能趕上第一班火車。
    wǒ cōng cōng máng máng ， wèi de shì néng gǎn shàng dì yī bān huǒ chē 。
    • I hurried in order to catch the first train.
  4. Mandarin
    我们能赶上最后一班火车。
    我們能趕上最後一班火車。
    wǒ men néng gǎn shàng zuì hòu yī bān huǒ chē 。
    • We were able to catch the last train.
  5. Mandarin
    我正好赶上了最后一班火车。
    我正好趕上瞭最後一班火車。
    wǒ zhèng hǎo gǎn shàng liǎo zuì hòu yī bān huǒ chē 。
    • I was just in time for the last train.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔使赶住答。
    你唔使趕住答。
    nei5 m4 si2 gon2 zyu6 daap3 。
    • You don't have to answer quickly.
  2. Cantonese
    如果我知道你病咗，实会赶嚟探你㗎。
    如果我知道你病咗，實會趕嚟探你㗎。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 zi1 dou6 nei5 beng6 zo2 ， sat6 wui5 gon2 lai4 taam3 nei5 gaa3 。
    • If I had known about your illness, I could have visited you in the hospital.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋急急脚赶咗去机场，但系班机已经走咗。
    我哋急急腳趕咗去機場，但係班機已經走咗。
    ngo5 dei2 gap1 gap1 goek3 gon2 zo2 heoi3 gei1 coeng4 ， daan6 hai6 baan1 gei1 ji5 ging1 zau2 zo2 。
    • We hurried to the airport only to miss the plane.
  4. Cantonese
    我急急脚噉赶咗去嗰间屋度，但系就发现里面原来系吉嘅。
    我急急腳噉趕咗去嗰間屋度，但係就發現裏面原來係吉嘅。
    ngo5 gap1 gap1 goek3 gam2 gon2 zo2 heoi3 go2 gaan1 uk1 dou6 ， daan6 hai6 zau6 faat3 jin6 leoi5 min6 jyun4 loi4 hai6 gat1 ge3 。
    • I hurried to the house only to find it empty.
  5. Cantonese
    你要赶喇㖞。
    你要趕喇喎。
    nei5 jiu3 gon2 laa3 wo5 。
    • You have to hurry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢赶唔切煞车，所以撞咗前面架车。
    佢趕唔切煞車，所以撞咗前面架車。
    keoi5 gon2 m4 cit3 saat3 ce1, so2 ji5 zong6 zo2 cin4 min6 gaa3 ce1.
    • He couldn't brake the car in time and crashed into the car in front of him.
  2. Cantonese
    佢咁鬼滋阴，呢度环境又危险工作又赶急，佢实捱唔住啦。
    佢咁鬼滋陰，呢度環境又危險工作又趕急，佢實捱唔住啦。
    • He is being too careful and slow, the working environment here is so dangerous and everything in a hurry, I don't think he can endure.
  3. Cantonese
    咋咋临啦，我赶住份嘢要交㗎。
    咋咋臨啦，我趕住份嘢要交㗎。
    • Hurry up ! I need to hand in the paper now.
  4. Cantonese
    为咗赶起呢份计划书，我哋已经连续踩咗十几个钟没抖过。
    為咗趕起呢份計劃書，我哋已經連續踩咗十幾個鐘冇抖過。
    wai6 zo2 gon2 hei2 ni1 fan6 gai3 waak6 syu1, ngo5 dei6 ji5 ging1 lin4 zuk6 caai2/jaai2 zo2 sap6 gei2 go3 zung1 mou5 tau2 gwo3.
    • To finish the proposal on time, we worked non-stop for ten-something hours.
  5. Cantonese
    原来今日系星期日，等我仲咁急赶返学添！
    原來今日係星期日，等我仲咁急趕返學添！
    jyun4 loi4 gam1 jat6 hai6 sing1 kei4 jat6, dang2 ngo5 zung6 gam3 gap1 gon2 faan1 hok6 tim1!
    • I didn't realise it was Sunday; I came/went hustling back to school for nothing.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    话之佢裙拉裤甩都要即刻同我赶过嚟！
    話之佢裙拉褲甩都要即刻同我趕過嚟！