赶
上

To keep up with in Chinese: 赶上 (gǎn shàng)

gǎn shàng

to keep up with

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 趕上1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to keep up with
  2. 2to catch up with
  3. 3to overtake
  4. 4to chance upon
  5. 5in time for

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赶
上

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ㄍㄢˇ

gǎn

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

赶上

Simplified

趕上

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我跑得快，终于赶上了他。

    wǒ pǎo dé kuài， zhōng yú gǎn shàng le tā。

    I ran fast and finally caught up with him.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

赶

gǎn

to overtake

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

赶紧

gǎn jǐn

hurriedly

赶快

gǎn kuài

quickly

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

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