赶上

gǎn shàng shì jiè xiān jìn shuǐ píng

赶上世界先进水平

catch up with the advanced world level

tā wèi le gǎn shàng gōng kè bù dé bù jiā jǐn xué xí

他为了赶上功课不得不加紧学习。

He has to work harder to catch up.

tā bǐ wǒ zǒu de zǎo dàn shì bù jiǔ wǒ jiù gǎn shàng le tā

她比我走得早，但是不久我就赶上了她。

She started before I did, but I caught up with her soon.

zài lù shang tā men gǎn shàng le dà fēng

在路上他们赶上了大风。

On the way they ran into a high wind.

gǎn shàng dà yǔ

赶上大雨

get caught in the rain

tā lái de shí hou zhèng gǎn shàng guó qìng

他来的时候正赶上国庆。

He happened to arrive on National Day.

chà diǎn r méi gǎn shàng gōng gòng qì chē

差点儿没赶上公共汽车

be just in time for the bus

wǒ men gǎn shàng le wǎn fàn

我们赶上了晚饭。

We were in time for supper.

gǎn shàng huǒ chē

赶上火车

be in time for the train

tā dōu kuài gǎn shàng tā mā ma de gè zi le

她都快赶上她妈妈的个子了。

She is about as tall as her mother now.

wǒ chà le wǔ fēn zhōng méi néng gǎn shàng gōng jiāo chē

我差了五分钟没能赶上公交车。

I missed the bus by 5 minutes.

zhè jiā shāng diàn de kāi zhāng zhèng hǎo gǎn shàng le shèng dàn de qiǎng gòu rè cháo

这家商店的开张正好赶上了圣诞的抢购热潮。

The shop's opening coincided with the Christmasrush