赶赴

• Pinyin: gǎn fù
• Hanzi breakdown: 赶 = 走 + 旱 (hurry, catch up); 赴 = 走 + 卜 (go to, attend — implies purposeful movement)

Meaning

To rush to; to hurry to a destination urgently, especially for an important duty or emergency.

More formal and literary than 赶往 or 赶去. Used in news reports, official communications, and formal narratives. Common in contexts of emergency response, official duties, or time-sensitive appointments.

Examples

1. 接到紧急救援通知后，搜救队立即整装待发，赶赴山区灾害现场展开搜救工作。 After receiving an emergency rescue alert, the search-and-rescue team immediately geared up and rushed to the mountain disaster site to begin operations.
2. 谈判代表团连夜赶赴谈判地点，力争在最后期限前就关键条款达成协议。 The negotiating delegation traveled overnight to the venue, striving to reach agreement on key terms before the final deadline.
3. 他放弃了既定的休假计划，在第一时间赶赴事发地点，亲自指挥应急处置工作。 He abandoned his planned vacation and rushed to the scene at the first possible moment to personally direct the emergency response.

Usage Guide

Context: news, official, emergency, military

Tone: urgent

Do Say

• 消防人员接报后迅速赶赴现场，在不到十分钟内成功控制了火势蔓延。(Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving the report and successfully controlled the spread of the fire in less than ten minutes.)
• 外交官奉命赶赴日内瓦，就双边贸易争端的关键条款展开紧急磋商。(The diplomat was ordered to rush to Geneva to conduct urgent consultations on key clauses of the bilateral trade dispute.)

Don't Say

• 我赶赴超市买东西 — 赶赴 is a formal word for urgently attending to important matters; use 赶去 or 跑去 for ordinary quick errands

Origin & History

赶 (hurry/rush) + 赴 (go to/proceed to a destination)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal