赶工

趕工
gǎngōng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to rush a job to meet a deadline
  2. 2 to work against the clock

Examples

HSK 4
Wèile ànshí jiāohuò, gōngchǎng zhèngzài jiābān gǎngōng.
To deliver on time, the factory is working overtime to rush the order.
HSK 6
Gōngrénmen rìyè gǎngōng, zhōngyú zài Chūnjié qián bǎ dàqiáo xiūhǎo le.
The workers rushed the job day and night and finally finished the bridge before the Spring Festival.

Tips

usage
赶 means to hurry to beat a deadline, as in 赶作业 "to rush homework". 赶工 often comes with 加班 (to work overtime) or 日夜 (day and night), and a shoddy result is often blamed on it.

Stroke Order

赶 gǎn
工 gōng