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
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Sentences:
  1. (jǐng)(chá)(zhèng)(zài)(zhuī)(gǎn)(xiǎo)(tōu)
    The police are chasing after the thief.
  2. ()()(zhí)(jǐn)(zhuī)()(fàng)(zhōng)()(gǎn)(shàng)(le)(gōng)(jiāo)(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
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  1. ()(men)(yào)(zhuī)(gēn)(wèn)()(zhǎo)(dào)(chū)(cuò)(de)(yuán)(yīn)
    We need to probe to the root of the problem and find the cause of the error.
  2. ()(zhě)()(duàn)(zhuī)(wèn)(shì)(jiàn)(de)()(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
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  1. ()(cóng)(xiǎo)(jiù)(zhuī)(xīng)(fáng)(jiān)()(tiē)(mǎn)(le)(hǎi)(bào)
    She has been chasing stars since she was little; her room is covered with posters.
  2. ()()(zhí)(zài)(zhuī)(xún)()()(de)(mèng)(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:
怀
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Sentences:
  1. (lǎo)(rén)(men)(cháng)(cháng)(zhuī)()(guò)()(de)(shí)(guāng)
    The elderly often reminisce about the past.
  2. (zhè)(ge)(chuán)(tǒng)()()(zhuī)()(dào)()(bǎi)(nián)(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
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Sentences:
  1. (gōng)()(jué)(dìng)(zhuī)(jiā)()()(tóu)()
    The company decided to add an additional sum of investment.
  2. ()()(shì)(hòu)(bèi)(zhuī)(rèn)(wéi)(liè)(shì)
    He was posthumously recognized as a martyr after his death.

Writing & Component

Radical
Structuresemi_enclosed
Stroke Count9
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