跟
上

To catch up with in Chinese: 跟上 (gēn shàng)

gēn shàng

to catch up with

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to catch up with
  2. 2to keep pace with

Stroke order

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跟
上

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄣ

gēn

ㄍ/ gㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 你要努力才能跟上大家。

    nǐ yào nǔ lì cái néng gēn shàng dà jiā。

    You need to work hard to keep up with everyone.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

跟

gēn

heel

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

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

地上

dì shang

on the ground

关上

guān shàng

to close (a door)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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