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Expressing the action of rushing over with 赶来 (gǎnlái)
Actions & Events
Direction & Movement
Structure
Subject + 赶来
Explanation
The verb 赶来 (gǎnlái) means "to rush over" or "to hurry to come" and describes the action of quickly moving toward a location. The directional complement 来 indicates movement toward the speaker or narrator's position.
Examples
听到消息后，他立刻赶来了。
Tīng dào xiāoxi hòu, tā lìkè gǎn lái le.
After hearing the news, he rushed over immediately.
爸妈从老家赶来帮忙照顾孩子。
Bàmā cóng lǎojiā gǎn lái bāngmáng zhàogù háizi.
Mom and Dad came from their hometown to help take care of the child.
救护车很快就赶来了。
Jiùhùchē hěn kuài jiù gǎn lái le.
The ambulance arrived very quickly.