赶上(gǎn shàng)

HSK 42 charactersTrad. 趕上

to keep up with

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 赶上 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 她决定努力学习以便赶上别人。

    tā jué dìng nǔ lì xué xí yǐ biàn gǎn shàng bié rén

    She decided to work harder so as to catch up with the others.

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