Usage note
赶表示加快速度去做一件事，比如赶时间或赶路。
gǎn biǎoshì jiākuài sùdù qù zuò yī jiàn shì, bǐrú gǎn shíjiān huò gǎn lù.
This word means to hurry or rush to do something, often used when you need to move faster to meet a time or reach a place.
Context note
当你需要快一点去做一件事，比如上学快迟到的时候，就可以用“赶”这个字。它常常用在和时间有关的日常事情上。
Dāng nǐ xūyào kuài yīdiǎn qù zuò yī jiàn shì, bǐrú shàngxué kuài chídào de shíhou, jiù kěyǐ yòng “gǎn” zhège zì. Tā chángcháng yòng zài hé shíjiān yǒuguān de rìcháng shìqíng shàng.
This word is used when you need to hurry to do something, like when you are almost late for school. It often appears in daily situations related to time.
5 examples
我得赶快回家。
wǒ dé gǎn kuài huí jiā。
I must hurry home.
他赶不上这班车了。
tā gǎn bú shàng zhè bān chē le。
He can't catch this bus anymore.
我们要赶快出发。
wǒ men yào gǎn kuài chū fā。
We need to set off quickly.
她赶在雨前回家了。
tā gǎn zài yǔ qián huí jiā le。
She got home before the rain started.
他赶着去参加聚会。
tā gǎn zhe qù cān jiā jù huì。
He hurried to attend the party.
5 mini stories
妈妈叫我赶快起床，因为今天要早起。
mā ma jiào wǒ gǎn kuài qǐ chuáng， yīn wèi jīn tiān yào zǎo qǐ。
Mom called me to get up quickly because we had to wake up early today.
小明赶着完成作业，因为他不想被老师批评。
xiǎo míng gǎn zhe wán chéng zuò yè， yīn wèi tā bù xiǎng bèi lǎo shī pī píng。
Xiaoming hurried to finish his homework because he didn't want to be criticized by the teacher.
爸爸赶着去接妹妹放学，因为学校已经关门了。
bà ba gǎn zhe qù jiē mèi mei fàng xué， yīn wèi xué xiào yǐ jīng guān mén le。
Dad hurried to pick up his sister from school because the school had already closed.
朋友约我赶早去公园，因为我们要在日出前到达。
péng yǒu yuē wǒ gǎn zǎo qù gōng yuán， yīn wèi wǒ men yào zài rì chū qián dào dá。
My friend invited me to go early to the park because we wanted to arrive before sunrise.
他赶着去参加面试，因为时间很紧张。
tā gǎn zhe qù cān jiā miàn shì， yīn wèi shí jiān hěn jǐn zhāng。
He hurried to attend the interview because time was very tight.
Mini dialogue
赶校车
A
快一点，我们要赶校车！
Kuài yīdiǎn, wǒmen yào gǎn xiàochē!
Hurry up, we need to catch the school bus!
B
好的，我马上来。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng lái.
Okay, I'm coming right away.
赶作业
A
你在做什么？
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在赶作业，明天要交。
Wǒ zài gǎn zuòyè, míngtiān yào jiāo.
I am rushing to finish my homework; it's due tomorrow.
Related words and contrasts
similar
快
kuài
fast, quick
Both can mean to hurry, but 快 is more general for speed.
opposite
慢
màn
slow
Opposite of hurrying.