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What does 赶上 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

赶上 gǎnshàng

to catch up with; to keep up with

It can also mean

  • to happen to run into (an event)
  • to be in time for

Its characters

  1. 赶 gǎn to catch up with
  2. 上 shàng up

In a sentence

他跑得很快,很快就赶上了前面的人。 He ran fast and soon caught up with the people ahead.

今天,如果你丢了钱包、没有考上大学、没赶上火车,中国朋友还是会拍拍你的肩膀,说一句:“塞翁失马,焉知非福。

From 塞翁失马 · The old man who lost his horse

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