趕
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gǎn · to pursue, to overtake

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14Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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走Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 趕

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Example sentences

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Wǒ hěn kuài jiù gǎn shàng le tā mén.我很快就趕上了他們。

I caught up with them soon.

Source: Tatoeba #846447 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wéi le gǎn shàng tā, tā jǐn kuài de zǒu.為了趕上她,他儘快的走。

He walked as fast as he could to catch up with her.

Source: Tatoeba #13117528 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gǎn kuài pǎo zǒu le.我趕快跑走了。

I ran away in a hurry.

Source: Tatoeba #795316 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dòng zuò kuài diǎn jiù néng gǎn shàng tā.你動作快點就能趕上他。

If you hurry, you'll catch up with him.

Source: Tatoeba #364000 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ mǎ shàng chū fā, jiù kě yǐ gǎn shàng tā mén le.你馬上出發,就可以趕上他們了。

Start right now, and you'll catch up with them.

Source: Tatoeba #459770 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gǎn shàng le zuì hòu yì bān gōng jū.我趕上了最後一班公車。

I caught the last bus.

Source: Tatoeba #917969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 趕 in context

  1. Say gǎn, then recall the core meaning: to pursue, to overtake.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 趕 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.