赶上

趕上

gǎnshàng

verb HSK 6 #3,161

Meanings

1 to catch up with
2 to be in time for; to manage to catch
3 to happen to encounter

Characters

to chase; to hurry

To chase and reach — to catch up with.

Examples

快跑，还能赶上公交车。

Kuài pǎo, hái néng gǎnshàng gōngjiāochē.

Run fast — you can still catch the bus.

中国的经济发展赶上了发达国家。

Zhōngguó de jīngjì fāzhǎn gǎnshàng le fādáguójiā.

China's economic development has caught up with developed countries.

我们正好赶上了打折。

Wǒmen zhènghǎo gǎnshàng le dǎzhé.

We happened to catch the sale.

他努力学习，终于赶上了同学们。

Tā nǔlì xuéxí, zhōngyú gǎnshàng le tóngxué men.

He studied hard and finally caught up with his classmates.

Tips

usage

赶上 has three common uses: (1) physically catch up, (2) be in time for something, (3) happen to encounter (similar to 碰上). Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

赶 gǎn

上 shàng