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HSK
3

to hurry

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

gan3 gǎn

Meaning


Primary

to hurry

Alternatives

hurry, hurried, hurrying, hurries, hurriedly

Mnemonic


[g-] Gandalf is in the [3] basement of the [-an] pawn shop where he is in a 赶 hurry to get some second-hand medical equipment for his next adventure. He finds a bunch of 干 syringes that he needs. He lifts his staff and casts a spell, making all the 干 syringes 走 walk after him, and then he heads up the basement stairs. As he 赶 hurries upstairs, the 干 syringes 走 walk in a 赶 hurry to follow him.

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