hurriedly; without delay; acting immediately and losing no time

at once; immediately; with all haste; at a fast pace; with haste

to overtake; to catch up with someone or something

To reach or overtake someone or something moving ahead; to keep up with

to drive out; to expel; to turn someone or something back

to hurry to a place; to rush over here

to hurry to a destination; to rush to a place

To hurry or rush toward a destination

to chase after; to pursue; to accelerate to catch up with or overtake something ahead

to transport goods or people for a living using pack animals, especially donkeys or mules

hurriedly; hastily; to hurry to do something

to be unable to catch up with or keep up with; to fall behind

To be in a rush to do something; busy with a task in progress.

To hasten on with one's journey; to speed up one's pace in order to reach a destination on time.

to catch up with and surpass; to overtake

To chase away or force people or animals to leave; to banish or get rid of things like worries or pests.

to go to a market or fair to buy and sell goods or to browse around

(regional) to go to a market held on specific dates or holidays

to drive away; to force out; to repel

To hurry in order to make it on time for a bus, train, or other vehicle.

to kill every last one; to drive everyone away and kill them all

A situation where everyone is trying to overtake or keep up with each other; friendly one-upmanship or trying to emulate others so as not to fall behind

to try hard to catch up with those in front; to make a great effort to overtake the most advanced

to work faster or against the clock to finish a task on time or ahead of schedule

To be unable to keep up with or do something in time; same as [[来不及|來不及|lai2 bu5 ji2]].

(of a scholar in former times) to travel to the capital or a provincial center to take the imperial civil service examination

To keep up with the latest fashion or trends; to pursue modern styles.

at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late

To be able to catch up with or keep up with someone or something

can make it in time; there is still enough time to do something

colloquial expression meaning another day, some day, or one of these days; also used to refer specifically to tomorrow

happening by coincidence or at just the right time; similar to [[碰巧|碰巧|peng4 qiao3]] or [[恰好|恰好|qia4 hao3]]

Literally "to drive a duck onto a perch"; to force someone to do something that is far beyond their ability or against their will.

To follow the latest fashions or do what is trendy; to keep up with the times.

(dialect) to gather seafood at the beach while the tide is out; to comb the beach for shellfish, crabs, or other marine life

to drive away or chase off animals or people

To go to a temple fair to buy, sell, or simply stroll and have fun.

literally a meteor catching up with the moon; used to describe moving with great speed or taking swift action

To attend a temple fair to buy, sell, or for entertainment

To hurry or speed up work in order to finish a job or assignment on time

(of buses, trains, etc.) to speed up to make up for lost time or ensure an on-time arrival

to go where there is a crowd to join in the excitement or fun

to shoo away; to drive off or expel people or animals

To follow current fashions or trends; to do what is popular or stylish.

To drive or urge animals or people to move faster, such as herding livestock.

To travel together in each other's company, usually in a hurry or at a steady pace.

Literally "to be unable to even catch the shit while it is still warm"; used to describe someone who is so slow or incompetent that they always miss out on opportunities or fail to keep up with others.

a piece of work done hurriedly or carelessly; a rush job

(colloquial) a country bumpkin or rube; an inexperienced or ignorant person who is slow to adopt new things; also used to describe being rustic, behind the times, or out of fashion