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gǎn
Main
English Definitionto overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (somebody) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until
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Pinyingǎn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gon2
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
赶快gǎnkuàiat once; immediately
赶上gǎnshàngto keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for
赶紧gǎnjǐnhurriedly; without delay
赶忙gǎnmángto hurry; to hasten; to make haste
赶到gǎndàoto hurry (to some place)
Words With Same Tail Word    
追赶zhuīgǎnto pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake
驱赶qūgǎnto drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away; to herd (people towards a gate)
你追我赶nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎnfriendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
轰赶hōnggǎnto drive away
用刺棒驱赶yòng cìbàng qūgǎnto drive off
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