Meaning of 赶紧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- hurriedly
- without delay
How to use 赶紧
赶紧 goes before a verb to urge quick action, often in commands or when reacting to a situation. It is very common in spoken Chinese. Example: 下雨了，赶紧回家吧。(Xià yǔ le, gǎnjǐn huí jiā ba.) It's raining, hurry home.
赶 (gǎn) means to rush or catch up, and 紧 (jǐn) means tight. When time is tight, you rush, so 赶紧 means do it right away.
Common mistake: Learners often write 紧 with the wrong top, confusing it with 坚 (jiān). Both have 〢又 on top, but 紧 has 糸 at the bottom and 坚 has 土. Also, both syllables are third tone, so in speech the first becomes second tone: gánjǐn.
赶紧 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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紧 jǐn · tight · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 赶紧.
| 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 赶快 | gǎnkuài | quickly; at once |
| 紧急 | jǐnjí | urgent; emergency |
| 赶到 | gǎndào | to hurry (to some place) |
| 不要紧 | bùyàojǐn | unimportant; not serious |
| 抓紧 | zhuājǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to |
| 紧密 | jǐnmì | inseparably close |
| 紧紧 | jǐnjǐn | closely; tightly |
| 赶上 | gǎnshàng | to keep up with; to catch up with |
| 赶不上 | gǎnbushàng | can't keep up with; can't catch up with |
| 赶忙 | gǎnmáng | to hurry; to hasten |
| 要紧 | yàojǐn | important; urgent |
Questions about 赶紧
What does 赶紧 mean?
赶紧 (gǎnjǐn) means "hurriedly; without delay" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 赶紧?
赶紧 is made of 2 characters: 赶 (10 strokes), 紧 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 赶紧 an HSK word?
Yes. 赶紧 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 赶紧 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 赶紧 is written 趕緊.
What is the difference between 赶紧 and 赶快?
They mean almost the same and are often interchangeable in commands. 赶紧 is more common for describing what someone actually did quickly, as in 他赶紧跑了 (tā gǎnjǐn pǎo le), he quickly ran off.
Can 赶紧 be used alone as a reply?
Yes, in casual speech people say 赶紧的 (gǎnjǐn de) to mean hurry up. In most sentences, though, it comes right before a verb.