zǎn

趱

Character · VerbTraditional趲

hurry on a journey; hasten

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to hurry on a journey; to press forward; to hasten

archaic

Primarily used in early vernacular Chinese (e.g., Ming and Qing novels). Often appears in set phrases like 趱行 and 趱路.

Jǐn紧
zǎn趱
le了
yī一
chéng程
 。

They hurried along for one stage of the journey.

Xīng星
yè夜
zǎn趱
xíng行
 。

They traveled hurriedly by night.

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Zhòng众
rén人
zǎn趱
lù路
 ，
bù不
gǎn敢
dān耽
gē搁
 。

The group hurried on their way, not daring to delay.