追 zhuī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
追随
zhuīsuí
to follow; to go along with
Characters in this word
随 suí
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 迶 to walk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他没有追随主流观点，而是坚持提出更具争议的解释。 Tā méiyǒu zhuīsuí zhǔliú guāndiǎn, ér shì jiānchí tíchū gèng jù zhēngyì de jiěshì. He did not follow the mainstream view, but insisted on offering a more controversial explanation.
- 多年来，他一直追随这位老师学习书法。 Duōnián lái, tā yīzhí zhuīsuí zhè wèi lǎoshī xuéxí shūfǎ. For many years he followed this teacher to learn calligraphy.
- 他放弃高薪工作，追随心中的理想。 Tā fàngqì gāoxīn gōngzuò, zhuīsuí xīnzhōng de lǐxiǎng. He gave up a high-paying job to pursue the ideal in his heart.
Related words
- 追 zhuī to chase
- 追求 zhuīqiú to pursue
- 追究 zhuījiū to investigate, to look into
- 追悼 zhuīdào to mourn; to hold a memorial for
- 追赶 zhuīgǎn to chase; to catch up with
- 追捧 zhuīpěng to pursue and praise enthusiastically; to hype
- 追溯 zhuīsù to trace back; to investigate the source
- 追尾 zhuīwěi to rear-end; a rear-end collision
- 追问 zhuīwèn to question closely; to press for an answer
- 追逐 zhuīzhú to chase; to pursue
- 追踪 zhuīzōng to track; to follow up
- 随便 suíbiàn as one likes; casually