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Change log entry 49498
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2013-08-04 09:30:14 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 48066 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
"to drive away" in isolation is ambiguous - "he got in the car and drove away"

catch up with
你先走, 我一會兒來趕你。 You go on, I will catch you up.

try to catch
趕班車 try to catch the regular bus

(駕禦) drive: 趕驢 drive donkey; 趕大車 drive a cart; 每天天一亮他們就把牲畜趕到草場上去。 Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture.

to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
得趕好天把場打完。 We've got to finish the threshing while the good weather lasts.

until
趕明兒 wait until another day;
咱倆的婚事趕年下再辦吧。 Let's put off our wedding till the Spring Festival.

Editor: following Rich's suggestion
Diff:
- 趕 赶 [gan3] /to catch up/to overtake/to hurry/to rush/to drive away/
# + 趕 赶 [gan3] /to catch up with/to overtake/to hurry/to rush/to try to catch (the bus etc)/to drive (cattle etc) forward/to eject/to drive away/to force out/to avail oneself of (an opportunity)/until/
+ 趕 赶 [gan3] /to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to catch (the bus etc)/to drive (cattle etc) forward/to drive (sb) away/to avail oneself of (an opportunity)/until/
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