趕上 (gǎnshàng) — to catch up to; to catch (a train, bus) in time; to run into (a situation)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞

趕上 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)

趕上＝趕＋上

ㄍㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ · gǎnshàng

verb — to catch up to; to catch (a train, bus) in time; to run into (a situation)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

趕to hurry, chase after (趕快)gǎn

上up to, onto — result of reaching (上去)shàngthe directional 上 marks the chase succeeding

趕上，趕快的趕，上去的上。

拼命追（趕），終於追到（上）。

Run flat out after it (趕), and finally reach it (上).

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