追 zhuī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
追逐
zhuīzhú
to chase; to pursue
Characters in this word
逐 zhú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 资本追逐短期利润时，往往会忽视长期生态成本。 Zīběn zhuīzhú duǎnqī lìrùn shí, wǎngwǎng huì hūshì chángqī shēngtài chéngběn. When capital pursues short-term profit, it often ignores long-term ecological costs.
- 孩子们在草地上追逐打闹，笑声不断。 Háizimen zài cǎodì shang zhuīzhú dǎnào, xiào shēng bùduàn. The children romped and chased each other on the grass, with laughter all the time.
- 他一生都在追逐自己的梦想，从不放弃。 Tā yìshēng dōu zài zhuīzhú zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng, cóng bú fàngqì. All his life he has been chasing his own dream and never gives up.
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
- 追随 zhuīsuí to follow; to go along with
- 追尾 zhuīwěi to rear-end; a rear-end collision
- 追问 zhuīwèn to question closely; to press for an answer
- 追踪 zhuīzōng to track; to follow up
- 逐步 zhúbù step by step