to catch up; to be in time for
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to be able to keep up; to catch up; to be in time for
informalA colloquial expression, often used with '不' (bù) to mean 'won't make it' or 'to be too late'. Frequently used in the negative form '赶不上趟儿'.
Bù不
bì必
jīn今
tiān天
jiù就
dòng动
shēn身
，
míng明
tiān天
yī一
zǎo早
r儿
qù去
yě也
gǎn赶
tàng趟
r儿
。
There's no need to set off today; leaving early tomorrow morning will still be in time.
Kuài快
zǒu走
ba吧
，
zài再
bù不
zǒu走
kě可
jiù就
gǎn赶
bù不
shàng上
tàng趟
r儿
le了
。
Hurry up, if we don't leave now, we won't make it.
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Bié别
zháo着
jí急
，
kàn看
chǎng场
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
shí时
jiān间
hái还
gǎn赶
tàng趟
r儿
。
Don't worry, we still have time to catch a movie.
Zhè这
bān班
chē车
nǐ你
kěn肯
dìng定
gǎn赶
tàng趟
r儿
，
hái还
yǒu有
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
ne呢
。
You can definitely catch this bus; there's still ten minutes.
Tā他
pǎo跑
dé得
zhēn真
kuài快
，
wǒ我
chà差
diǎn点
méi没
gǎn赶
tàng趟
r儿
。
He runs really fast; I almost couldn't keep up.