How is 赶 pronounced?

赶 is pronounced “gǎn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 赶?

赶 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 赶?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 赶 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verb

赶

Traditional: 趕

gǎn

赶 (gǎn) means “to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 趕) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

我得赶快走了。

Wǒ děi gǎnkuài zǒu le.

I have to hurry and leave.

Words containing 赶

赶紧gǎn jǐnhurriedly; without delay 赶快gǎn kuàiquickly; at once 赶到gǎn dàoto hurry (to some place)赶上gǎn shàngto keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for 赶不上gǎn bù shàngcan't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake 赶忙gǎn mángto hurry; to hasten; to make haste

More HSK 4 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 赶 mean?: 赶 (gǎn) means “to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 赶 pronounced?: 赶 is pronounced “gǎn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 赶?: 赶 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 赶?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 赶 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27