zhuī

pursue, chase after; expel

HSK 5 #768

DEFINITIONS

追 zhuī
  • to chase after
  • to seek
  • to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth
  • to recall
追 duī
  • to sculpt
  • to carve
  • musical instrument (old)

STROKES

追 stroke order diagram
追 stroke order animation

WORDS

回 zhuī huí to recover (sth lost or stolen); to get back
逐赛 zhuī zhú sài pursuit race; chase
悔 zhuī huǐ to repent; remorse
记 zhuī jì to award posthumously; to write down afterwards; retrospective account
我赶 nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn friendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
根问底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
认 zhuī rèn to recognize sth after the event; posthumous recognition; to ratify; to endorse retroactively
一言既出,驷马难 yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言既出,駟馬難 yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
乘胜击 chéng shèng zhuī jī to follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue retreating enemy
乘勝擊 chéng shèng zhuī jī to follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue retreating enemy
我趕 nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn friendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
君子一言,驷马难 jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
君子一言,駟馬難 jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
奮起直 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously; to set off in hot pursuit
慎终远 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
慎終遠 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
qióng zhuī to pursue relentlessly
jǐn zhuī to pursue closely
jǐn zhuī to pursue closely
买笑欢 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness; abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
買笑歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness; abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
上 zhuī shàng to overtake
亡逐北 zhuī wáng zhú běi to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
光 zhuī guāng (theater) spotlight