Hanzi
Traditional
追
Simplified
追

to chase/to pursue/to look into/to investigate/to reminisce/to recall/to court (one's beloved)/to binge-watch (a TV drama)/retroactively/posthumously

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

zhuī, duī, tuī

Bopomofo

ㄓㄨㄟ, ㄉㄨㄟ, ㄊㄨㄟ

Jyutping

zeoi1

Example sentences

追 zhuī
他跑得很快，我追不上他。

He runs very fast, I can't catch up with him.

追求 zhuīqiú
人人都有追求幸福的權利。
人人都有追求幸福的权利。

Everyone has the right to pursue happiness.

鼓勵 / 鼓励 gǔlì
老師鼓勵學生們努力學習，追求自己的夢想。
老师鼓励学生们努力学习，追求自己的梦想。

The teacher encourages students to study hard and pursue their dreams.

追問 / 追问 zhuīwèn
面對記者的不斷追問，發言人拒絕做出任何回應。
面对记者的不断追问，发言人拒绝做出任何回应。

Faced with the reporter's constant questioning, the spokesperson refused to give any response.

欲言又止 yùyányòuzhǐ
面對追問，她欲言又止，讓大家更擔心。
面对追问，她欲言又止，让大家更担心。

Facing repeated questions, she hesitated as if she wanted to speak, making everyone more worried.

追尋 / 追寻 zhuīxún
他一生都在追尋藝術的真諦。
他一生都在追寻艺术的真谛。

He has spent his whole life pursuing the true meaning of art.

追捕 zhuībǔ
警察正在全力追捕那名逃犯。

The police are doing their best to pursue and capture that fugitive.

逃脫 / 逃脱 táotuō
狡猾的罪犯最終還是逃脫了警察的追捕。
狡猾的罪犯最终还是逃脱了警察的追捕。

The cunning criminal finally escaped the police's pursuit.

Example Vocabulary

追

zhui1

to chase; to pursue; to catch up

追求

zhui1'qiu2

to pursue; to seek

追上

追問

zhui1'wen4

to question closely; to cross-examine; to inquire further

追尋

zhui1'xun2

to pursue; to seek; to track down

追憶

zhui1'yi4

追捕

zhui1'bu3

to pursue and capture

乘勝追擊

cheng2'sheng4'zhui1'ji2

奮起直追

fen4'qi3'zhi2'zhui1

慎終追遠

shen4'zhong1'zhui1'yuan3

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