Entry
  1. (lit.) if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (saying); (fig.) (of a person) too slow; can't keep up

    trad. 吃屎都趕不上熱乎的

Also written 吃屎都趕不上熱乎的【chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de】

Characters in this word

9
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to overtake; to catch up with, to hurry; to rush, to try to catch (the bus etc), to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away, to avail oneself of (an opportunity), until; by (a certain time)

Pinyin
gǎn
Traditional
Strokes
10
Frequency
2694 of 2500
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(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in, at, from, because, than, (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Pinyin
Strokes
5
Frequency
27300 of 2500
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of; ~'s (possessive particle), (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun), (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis), (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"), also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

Pinyin
de
Strokes
8
Frequency
1 of 2500