gǎn
shàng

HSK 6
common
verb

Meaning of 赶不上

赶不上 means to be unable to catch up; to fall behind; to be too late; to not be in time for. Pronounced gǎn bù shàng. HSK 6.

  • to be unable to catch up; to fall behind
  • to be too late; to not be in time for
  • to miss; to not encounter (something desired)

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
jiāo
chē
jīng
kāi
zǒu
le
 
men
gǎn
shàng
le
 

The bus has already left; we can't catch it.

de
zhōng
wén
jìn
tài
kuài
le
 
gǎn
shàng
 

Her Chinese is improving too fast; I can't keep up.

Zhè
de
jiào
xué
zhì
liàng
gǎn
shàng
chéng
de
xué
xiào
 

The quality of teaching here can't match that of the schools in the city.