追追Stroke order for 追

zhuī
HSK 3HSK 3 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

v
to chase after; to pursue (physically)
在后面快速赶上。
Words:
追赶紧追不放追击追逐追随
Synonyms:
赶逐
Antonyms:
逃避
Sentences:
  1. 警(jǐng)察(chá)正(zhèng)在(zài)追(zhuī)赶(gǎn)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)。
    The police are chasing after the thief.
  2. 他(tā)一(yī)直(zhí)紧(jǐn)追(zhuī)不(bú)放(fàng)，终(zhōng)于(yú)赶(gǎn)上(shàng)了(le)公(gōng)交(jiāo)车(chē)。
    He kept chasing closely and finally caught up with the bus.
v
Often used in formal or serious contexts like 追究责任.
to investigate; to probe (into a matter)
追究；寻求。
Words:
追究追问追赃追本溯源追根问题
Synonyms:
求查究
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)追(zhuī)根(gēn)问(wèn)题(tí)，找(zhǎo)到(dào)出(chū)错(cuò)的(de)原(yuán)因(yīn)。
    We need to probe to the root of the problem and find the cause of the error.
  2. 记(jì)者(zhě)不(bú)断(duàn)追(zhuī)问(wèn)事(shì)件(jiàn)的(de)细(xì)节(jié)。
    The reporter kept probing for details about the incident.
v
Common in contexts like 追求梦想, 追星.
to pursue (an abstract goal); to chase after
追求，努力达到某种目的。
Words:
追星追名逐利追求追寻
Synonyms:
求逐
Sentences:
  1. 她(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)就(jiù)追(zhuī)星(xīng)，房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lī)贴(tiē)满(mǎn)了(le)海(hǎi)报(bào)。
    She has been chasing stars since she was little; her room is covered with posters.
  2. 他(tā)一(yī)直(zhí)在(zài)追(zhuī)寻(xún)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)。
    He has been pursuing his dream all along.
v
Used for reminiscing or commemorating past events/people.
to recall; to look back on; to retroactively commemorate
回顾过去。
Words:
追忆追溯追悔追念追悼
Synonyms:
溯忆怀
Antonyms:
瞻望
Sentences:
  1. 老(lǎo)人(rén)们(men)常(cháng)常(cháng)追(zhuī)忆(yì)过(guò)去(qù)的(de)时(shí)光(guāng)。
    The elderly often reminisce about the past.
  2. 这(zhè)个(ge)传(chuán)统(tǒng)可(kě)以(yǐ)追(zhuī)溯(sù)到(dào)几(jǐ)百(bǎi)年(nián)前(qián)。
    This tradition can be traced back several hundred years.
v
Used for official or formal retroactive actions.
to do something retroactively; to add/post-award
事后补办。
Words:
追加追认追赠
Synonyms:
补
Sentences:
  1. 公(gōng)司(sī)决(jué)定(dìng)追(zhuī)加(jiā)一(yī)笔(bǐ)投(tóu)资(zī)。
    The company decided to add an additional sum of investment.
  2. 他(tā)去(qù)世(shì)后(hòu)被(bèi)追(zhuī)认(rèn)为(wéi)烈(liè)士(shì)。
    He was posthumously recognized as a martyr after his death.

Writing & Component

Radical辶
Structuresemi_enclosed
Stroke Count9
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