趕 (gon2) — hurry/run after; catch/keep up with in Cantonese
gonˊ²趕简 赶
Mandarin Pinyin: gan3
Meaning of 趕
nounhurry/run after; catch/keep up with
nounencounter; come across; happen to
noundrive/chase away; chuck out; oust
Example Sentences with 趕
mˎ₄唔faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲zauˍ₆就gonˊ²趕mˎ₄唔cit˗₃切gaa˗₃㗎laa3.喇!
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
gonˊ²趕faai˗₃快heoi˗₃去bouˊ²補fo˗₃課
Hurry up and make up the class.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好mong4,忙，san˗₃甚ziˍ₆至fuˉ¹乎sikˍ₆食faanˍ₆飯douˉ¹都gon2.趕。
He's so busy, he's even rushing his meals.
ngoˏ₅我gonˊ²趕siˎ₄時gaan3,間，mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以ceoiˉ¹催。
I'm in a hurry, I can't be rushed.
keoiˏ₅佢beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人gonˊ²趕lokˍ₆落toi4.台。
He was forced to step down.
Words Containing 趕
趕到gon2 dou2
to be able to make it in time; there in time for [Syn.] 趕得切 , 嚟得切 [華]: 來得及
驅趕keoi1 gon2
to chase away, to disperse; the action of driving away
趕工gon2 gung1
to try to get the work done faster
趕時間gon2 si4 gaan3
time is running out; hurry up; quickly. | Synon.: 趕快 | Cant. only: 快啲; 快脆.
趕落台gon2 lok6 toi4
force someone to step down (in politics, business etc.)
趕住去投胎gon2 zyu6 heoi3 tau4 toi1
"are you rushing to reincarnate?" said along the lines of "what's the hurry?"
趕鴨仔gon2 aap3 zai2
(a tour guide) rushing a group of tourists along for a cursory look at everything (lit., "moving the ducklings along in a hurry") | also 趕鴨
趕客gon2 haak3
driving customers away
趕緊gon2 gan2
hurriedly
趕絕gon2 zyut6
to take away and use up
趕急gon2 gap1
haste; make haste; nip along
趕集gon2 zaap6
to go to a village fair or market
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