Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/赶(趕)-găn-rush,-hurry,-make-a-dash-for

赶(趕) găn rush, hurry, make a dash for - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 走 zŏu “walk”. The colloquial name for this radical is 走字旁 zŏuzìpáng “side made up of the character 走.” When 走 serves as the radical in another character, its last stroke is lengthened, with the component on the right side placed above the last stroke of 走. Phonetic of the simplified form is 干 gān “shield,” while the phonetic of the traditional form is 旱 hàn “drought.” Distinguish 赶 (趕) from 走, 起 qĭ, 越 yuè, and 趣 qù.

Examples

• 赶 (趕) găn rush, hurry, catch up [V]
• 赶到 (趕到) găndào rush to a place [RC]
• 尽快赶到 (盡快趕到) jìnkuài găndào rush as quickly as possible to a place
• 赶快 (趕快) gănkuài quickly [A]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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