赶紧 / 赶快 gǎnjǐn / gǎnkuài

赶紧 / 赶快（gǎnjǐn / gǎnkuài）means “赶紧/赶快: hurry up and (do) / quickly, right away”. 赶紧 and 赶快 are near-synonyms meaning 'hurry and do it now', placed after the subject and before the verb. Formation: 主语 + 赶紧 / 赶快 + 动词

赶紧/赶快: hurry up and (do) / quickly, right away

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Formation

主语 + 赶紧 / 赶快 + 动词

Explanation

赶紧 and 赶快 are near-synonyms meaning 'hurry and do it now', placed after the subject and before the verb. They urge immediate action because time is short or the situation is pressing. 赶紧 leans a touch more toward 'without delay', 赶快 toward 'do it fast', but they are usually interchangeable.

Examples

时间不早了，我们 赶紧 走吧。
shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒmen gǎnjǐn zǒu ba.
It's getting late — let's hurry and go.
快下雨了， 赶快 收衣服。
kuài xiàyǔ le, gǎnkuài shōu yīfu.
It's about to rain — quick, bring in the laundry.

Note

Both push immediate action; often end with 吧 for a suggestion: 赶紧走吧.

FAQ

赶紧 / 赶快 — what does it mean and how is it used?

赶紧/赶快: hurry up and (do) / quickly, right away. 赶紧 and 赶快 are near-synonyms meaning 'hurry and do it now', placed after the subject and before the verb. They urge immediate action because time is short or the situation is pressing. 赶紧 leans a touch more toward 'without delay', 赶快 toward 'do it fast', but they are usually interchangeable.

赶紧 / 赶快 — how do you form it?

主语 + 赶紧 / 赶快 + 动词

赶紧 / 赶快 — any usage notes?

Both push immediate action; often end with 吧 for a suggestion: 赶紧走吧.

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