Chinese word dictionary

赶紧

gǎnjǐn · hurriedly; without delay

Practice word

Word information

Simplified赶紧

Traditional趕緊

Pinyingǎnjǐn

Part of speech副

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

赶gǎn

to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel

紧jǐn

tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

How to learn 赶紧

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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赶gǎn

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; by (a certain time)

赶快gǎnkuài

quickly; at once

赶上gǎnshàng

to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for

紧张jǐnzhāng

nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

不要紧búyàojǐn

unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but

紧jǐn

tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten