Meaning of 赶到
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to hurry (to some place)
How to use 赶到
赶到 means to hurry and arrive somewhere, often in time or just after something happened. It usually takes a place or a time phrase. Example: 警察很快就赶到了现场。(Jǐngchá hěn kuài jiù gǎndào le xiànchǎng.) The police quickly rushed to the scene.
赶 (gǎn) has the 走 (walk) part on the left, so picture someone walking fast to catch up. Add 到 (dào, to arrive) and you get rushing until you reach the place.
Common mistake: Learners often write 赶 with 走 replaced by 足 or mix it up with 起 (qǐ), which shares the 走 part. Also keep the third tone on gǎn; saying gàn makes it sound like 干 (gàn, to do).
赶到 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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赶 gǎn · to overtake · 10 strokes
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到 dào · to reach · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 赶到.
Questions about 赶到
What does 赶到 mean?
赶到 (gǎndào) means "to hurry (to some place)".
How do you write 赶到?
赶到 is made of 2 characters: 赶 (10 strokes), 到 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 赶到 an HSK word?
Yes. 赶到 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 赶到 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 赶到 is written 趕到.
What is the difference between 赶到 and 来到?
来到 (láidào) simply means to arrive or come to a place. 赶到 adds the idea of hurrying or rushing, often because time is short or something urgent is happening.
How do I say I could not get there in time?
Use the potential form 赶不到 (gǎn bu dào), or more commonly 赶不上 (gǎn bu shàng) for missing a train or event. For example, 我六点前赶不到。(Wǒ liù diǎn qián gǎn bu dào.) I can't get there before six.