赶不上

• 拼音: gǎn bu shàng
• 汉字拆解: 赶 = 走 (walk) + 干 (phonetic); 不 = negation; 上 = directional complement meaning 'to reach'

含义

Cannot catch up with; cannot make it in time; cannot keep up with. Indicates inability to reach something or someone.

Used in multiple contexts: missing transportation (赶不上火车), falling behind in development (赶不上时代), or being inferior (赶不上他的水平). The opposite is 赶上. The 不 can be replaced with 得 for the positive form: 赶得上 (can catch up).

例句

1. 路上堵车太严重了，我们肯定赶不上飞机了。
2. 技术更新太快，我感觉自己都赶不上时代了。
3. 他的厨艺我是赶不上的，差得太远了。

用法指南

语境: transportation, competition, everyday

语气: apologetic

正确说法

• 抱歉，我赶不上今天的会议了。(Sorry, I won't be able to make it to today's meeting.)
• 这个速度我们赶不上他们。(At this pace, we can't catch up with them.)

错误说法

• 把'赶不上'和'来不及'混用时不注意语境 (While similar, 赶不上 emphasizes failing to catch/reach something, while 来不及 emphasizes running out of time)

起源与历史

Resultative complement structure: 赶 (to chase, rush) + 不 (not) + 上 (up, reaching). The potential complement indicates inability to achieve the result.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal