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赶上

趕上
gǎnshàng
verb HSK 6 #3,161

Meanings

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

Characters

赶
gǎn
to chase; to hurry
上
shàng
up; to reach
To chase and reach - to catch up with.

Examples

HSK 2
快跑，还能赶上公交车。
Kuài pǎo, hái néng gǎnshàng gōngjiāochē.
Run fast - you can still catch the bus.
HSK 3
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.
HSK 5
他赶上了国家改革开放的好时代。
Tā gǎnshàng le guójiā gǎigé kāifàng de hǎo shídài.
He caught the good era of the country's reform and opening-up.

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