00995 Chinese character of 趕 and pronounce gon2

The Chinese word【趕】(rush) that we will introduce this time is a word that describes an action or a state. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

To chase or hurry. Explanation: (1) To chase. Such as: “catch up”, “drive away”, “catch up head on”. (2) Drive. For example: “driving cattle”, “driving sheep”, and “driving ducks”. (3) Accelerate action. Such as: “hurry”, “hurry on the road”, “work over night”, “hurry to work”, “hurry on time”. (4) Urgent. For example: “This trip is too rushed.” (5) Wait until. For example: “It’s too late now. I’ll do it for you tomorrow.” (6) To meet by chance. For example: “We went on a picnic during a typhoon. What bad weather!” (7) Drive a car: A> Drive a car. B>Hit the car. For example: “As soon as the get out of class was over, she rushed to catch the bus home.”

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【趕】:gǎn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【趕】:gon2

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【趕】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【趕】, for example:Describe an action or state , It means mainly to pursue or to hurry .Since Chinese characters carry profound and multifaceted meanings, certain nuances may be difficult to capture completely in this discussion.

【趕】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【趕快、趕路】(Mandarin Pinyin:gǎn kuài 、gǎn lù/ Cantonese Jyutping:gon2 faai3 、gon2 lou6)

Writing this character requires 14 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here is a sentence that illustrates the meaning and function of this character.:


他趕快完成了手頭的工作。

He quickly finished the work at hand.


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