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追求

zhuīqiú

to pursue

A person running toward a goal
Memory picture

Characters in this word

追 zhuī

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

求 qiú

Strokes
7
Radical
氺 — water
Made of
一 one 氺 water

Example phrases

  • 他追求自由。 Tā zhuīqiú zìyóu. He pursues freedom.
  • 她追求快乐。 Tā zhuīqiú kuàilè. She pursues happiness.
  • 我追求简单。 Wǒ zhuīqiú jiǎndān. I pursue simplicity.

Related words

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