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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 赶上

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
赶上 gǎn shàng - to keep up with
- to catch up with
- to overtake
- to chance upon
- in time for

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 3,161 6,934 4,611

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gǎn- 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)
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above

Other Words Containing 赶上

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
赶上 - 6 3,161 6,934 4,611
迎头赶上 - - 31,649 45,166 69,326