gon2 wong5趕往赶往
Jyutpinggon2 wong5
Yalegón wóhng
Definition
To rush to; to hurry to a place.
neutraldaily actionstransport
How it's used
Focuses on the urgency of the journey rather than just the act of traveling. It implies a sense of pressure or a deadline that forces someone to move quickly. While it is used in spoken Cantonese, it carries a slightly more formal or journalistic tone compared to simply saying 去得好急.
Examples
He is rushing to the airport to catch his flight.
Do you really need to rush to the office for a meeting?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual trips where there is no time pressure. If you are just going somewhere quickly without a specific deadline, it is more natural to use 趕住去 or 急住去.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
