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跟上
Traditional Chinese
跟上
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
gēn shàng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
gan1 seung6
Short definition to catch up with
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All available English definitions to keep pace withMDBG icon / to catch up withMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to catch up with; to keep pace with
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跟上(gēn shàng) to catch up with
最近(zuì jìn) soon
潮流(cháo liú) trend
时尚(shí shàng) fad
(shì) is
(jiàn) component
非常(fēi cháng) very
花钱(huā qián) to spend money
(dedì) of
事儿(shì er) business

It is very expensive to keep up with the latest fashions.

由于(yóu yú) since
农业的( nóng yè de) AG
发展(fā zhǎn) developing
食品(shí pǐn) provisions
全球(quán qiú) total
产量(chǎn liàng) output
能够(néng gòu) can
跟上(gēn shàng) to catch up with
人口(rén kǒu) people
(dedì) of
增长(zēng zhǎng) increasing
(dàn) but
只是(zhǐ shì) merely to be
牺牲了(xī shēng le) to sacrifice
将来(jiāng lái) in the future

Thanks to the development of agricultural science, world food production has managed to keep up with population growth - but only at the expense of the future.

跟上(gēn shàng) to catch up with
那辆车 。
Follow that car.

(wǒ) I
(wú) un-
(fǎ) law
跟上(gēn shàng) to catch up with
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)

I can't keep up with you.

看到(kàn dào) to see
这个(zhè gè) this one
以后(yǐ hòu) behind
我不( bù)
(dé děiděi) must
(bù) not
想到(xiǎng dào) to anticipate
北京(běi jīng) Peking
(dedì) of
居民(jū mín) resident
(néng) may
跟上(gēn shàng) to catch up with
那么(nà me) so
快的(kuàide) tantivy
速度(sù dù) rate
(ma) (question tag)

On seeing this, I can't help thinking: Can the residents of Beijing keep up with such a pace?

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