(zhuī) - to chase, to pursue, to court in Mandarin
zhuīTraditional: 追
Translation
to chase, to pursue, to court
Word origin
A compound of the walk radical with a component suggesting following a trail. It means to chase or pursue.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 辶 (walk) + 𠂤 (component)
Stroke order
追
Examples
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The dog is chasing that cat.
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He is courting a girl.
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The police caught up with the thief.
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He pressed with several questions.
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We must catch up on time.
追 (zhuī) means to chase, to pursue, and colloquially to court someone. 追求 extends it to pursuing goals or romance.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 追.
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