How to say “hurry” in Chinese
hurry, make it in time
“Hurry” in Chinese is 赶, gǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
赶 is read gǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 走 “walk”; on the right, 干 gān hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “赶”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 赶. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们赶上了最后一趟地铁。wǒmengǎnshànglezuìhòuyítàngdìtiěWe caught the last metro train.
- 路上堵车我们赶不上飞机了lùshangdǔchē,wǒmengǎnbushàngfēijīleThe road is jammed, we're not going to make our flight.
- 电影七点开始，我们赶得上吗？diànyǐngqīdiǎnkāishǐ,wǒmengǎndeshàngmaThe movie starts at seven, will we make it?
- 赶快走吧，否则来不及了。gǎnkuàizǒuba,fǒuzéláibujíleLet's go, quick, or we won't make it.
- 快下雨了我们赶紧回家吧kuàixiàyǔle,wǒmengǎnjǐnhuíjiābaIt's about to rain, let's hurry home.
- 我差点儿没赶上火车。wǒchàdiǎnrméigǎnshànghuǒchēI almost missed the train.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Will we make it?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hurry” in Chinese?
“Hurry” in Chinese is 赶, pinyin gǎn.
What does 赶 mean?
赶 (gǎn) means “hurry, make it in time”.
How do you write 赶?
赶 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 赶?
赶 is read gǎn. Tones: gǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hurry” in the lesson “Will we make it?”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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