Chinese word

赶往

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn wǎng

Meaning

  • verbrush to

Example

他接到通知，立刻赶往医院。tā jiē dào tōng zhī lì kè gán wǎng yī yuàn

He received the notice and immediately rushed to the hospital.

Illustration for 赶往 (rush to)

More examples

听说列车提前到站，家人马上赶往车站接他。tīng shuō liè chē tí qián dào zhàn jiā rén mǎ shàng gán wǎng chē zhàn jiē tā

After hearing that the train had arrived at the station early, the family immediately rushed to the station to meet him.

Core concept

Sets off promptly for a particular place, highlighting the need to arrive soon.

Common phrases

  • 赶往车站gán wǎng chē zhàn

    rush to the station

  • 赶往会场gán wǎng huì chǎng

    rush to the venue

  • 赶往检疫点gán wǎng jiǎn yì diǎn

    rush to the quarantine checkpoint

Similar words

赶去gǎn qù: Go quickly to a place, often in everyday spoken situations.
赶来gǎn lái: Come quickly toward the speaker or a stated meeting place.
前往qián wǎng: Proceed toward a particular destination without stressing urgency.
奔赴bēn fù: Hasten to an important destination for an urgent purpose.

Definition in Chinese

匆忙前往某处，常用于表示需迅速到达的情形。cōng máng qián wǎng mǒu chù cháng yòng yú biǎo shì xū xùn sù dào dá de qíng xíng

Word origin

赶 (gǎn, "hurry or chase") + 往 (wǎng, "toward") presents hurried movement as directed toward a destination.

Usage tips

  • The verb fits descriptions of emergency travel and official updates better than relaxed talk about ordinary plans.

Other meanings

  • head toverb
  • proceed toverb

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