追

To chase in Chinese: 追 (zhuī)

zhuī

to chase

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to chase
  2. 2to pursue
  3. 3to look into
  4. 4to investigate
  5. 5to reminisce
  6. 6to recall
  7. 7to court (one's beloved)
  8. 8to binge-watch (a TV drama)
  9. 9retroactively
  10. 10posthumously

Stroke order

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追

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄟ

zhuī

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 那只狗在追一只猫。

    nà zhī gǒu zài zhuī yì zhī māo。

    That dog is chasing a cat.

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Related words

追求

zhuī qiú

to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly

追究

zhuī jiū

to investigate

追赶

zhuī gǎn

to pursue

追溯

zhuī sù

lit. to go upstream

追随

zhuī suí

to follow

追尾

zhuī wěi

to tailgate

追问

zhuī wèn

to question closely

追逐

zhuī zhú

to chase

追踪

zhuī zōng

to follow a trail

追悼会

zhuī dào huì

memorial service

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HSK 3.0 Level 3 vocabulary list

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