追

duī

HSK 3freq #1265

Meanings

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duī

1.to sculpt
2.to carve
3.musical instrument (old)

zhuī

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

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Wiktionary

1.to chase after; to pursue (someone)
2.to hunt; to track
3.to pursue (fame, etc.); to seek
4.to woo; to chase; to court
5.to recall; to recollect
6.posthumously
7.to do something as a make-up measure
8.to get to the bottom of; to look into and find out
9.to expel
10.to watch in succession
11.synonym of 雕 (diāo, “to carve jade”)
12.knob on an instrumental bell for hanging

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tul): semantic 辶 (“movement”) + phonetic 𠂤 (duī) – moving after, pursuit. See also 師 and 官.

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Stroke order

Components

追辶𠂤

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

狗追兔子。
The dog chased the rabbit.
我們追著貓。
We ran after the cat.
我盡力追趕他。
I ran as fast as possible to catch up with him.
我见一只猫追着狗跑。
I saw a cat running after the dog.
我們很快就追上了他們。
We soon caught up with them.
我看见一只猫追着一只狗跑。
I see a cat chasing a dog.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

奔逐攆撵緝缉走緝走缉趕逐赶逐跟蹤跟踪追趕追赶追蹤追踪追逐逐回味回念回想回憶回忆回溯回顧回顾回首思古感念感懷感怀

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Related words

追求 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly 追踪 to track; to trace; to follow up 追逐 to chase 追究 to investigate 追赶 to pursue 追随 to follow 追溯 lit. to go upstream 追问 to question closely 追悼 to mourn; to pay last respects 追尾 to tailgate 追新 to seek out the new (e.g. the latest tech products)追讨 to demand payment of money owing