赶上
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
赶上 (gǎnshàng) · to catch, a bus, train
赶上 (gǎnshàng) means “to catch, a bus, train; to catch up with”. It is written with 2 characters: 赶 (to hurry) + 上 (on). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 赶上 is built
The characters
赶 gǎn · to hurry
What 赶 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 干 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们赶上了最后一班车。Wǒmen gǎnshàng le zuìhòu yì bān chē.We caught the last bus.
他跑得快，很快就赶上了我。Tā pǎo de kuài, hěn kuài jiù gǎnshàng le wǒ.He runs fast and soon caught up with me.
Questions about 赶上
What does 赶上 mean?
赶上 (gǎnshàng) means “to catch, a bus, train; to catch up with”.
How do you pronounce 赶上?
赶上 is pronounced gǎnshàng.
Which HSK level is 赶上?
赶上 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 赶到gǎndàoto rush to
- 赶紧gǎnjǐnquickly
- 赶快gǎnkuàiquickly
- 赶gǎnto hurry
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
Learn 赶上 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.