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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

赶上 [gǎnshàng]
  1. 1. overtake; catch up with; keep pace with
    赶上先进单位
    catch up with the advanced units
    赶上时代的发展
    keep abreast of the times
    他们一路小跑,终于赶上了大部队。
    我们要在这么短的时间里赶上他们确实有很大的难度。
  2. 2. run into (a situation); be in time for
    我到北京那天正赶上过国庆。
    It happened to be National Day when I arrived in Beijing.
    她回来的时候,正好赶上吃饭。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

赶上 [gǎnshàng]
  1. 1. 追上
    赶上发达国家
  2. 2. 恰好遇到
    出门正赶上下雨
    赶上了好年头

Examples

我差点儿没赶上车。
I almost missed the bus. 差点儿
搬家的那一天,凑巧赶上下雨。
As luck would have it, it rained the day we moved. 凑巧
赶上一场雨
run into a rain
赶上先进单位
catch up with the advanced units 赶上
赶上时代的发展
keep abreast of the times 赶上
我到北京那天正赶上过国庆。
It happened to be National Day when I arrived in Beijing. 赶上
我们刚好赶上末班车。
We just managed to catch the last bus. 刚好
他或许没有赶上火车。
Perhaps he has missed the train. 或许
我们要急起直追,迎头赶上
We must do our utmost to catch up with the foremost. 急起直追
赶上一场倾盆大雨
be caught in a downpour 倾盆大雨

Word Decomposition


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