追 (zeoi1 | zhui1) : chase; seek

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追

zeoi1

zhui1

[1] chase; run after; pursue
[2] seek; go after; hunt for
[3] court (a female); woo; chase after
[4] trace; look into; get to the bottom of
[5] recall; think back; do sth retroactively

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

追

This word has been viewed 10309 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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追趕 zeoi1 gon2 zhui1 gan3 = to chase after; to pursue

追究 zeoi1 gau3 zhui1 jiu4 (Taiwan), zhui1 jiu1 (PRC) = to investigate; to look into

追求 zeoi1 kau4 zhui1 qiu2 = to pursue; to seek (a goal etc.)

追查 zeoi1 caa4 zhui1 cha2 = to investigate; to track down

追悼 zeoi1 dou6 zhui1 dao4 = mourning; memorial (service)

追問 zeoi1 man6 zhui1 wen4 = to interrogate

追尋 zeoi1 cam4 zhui1 xun2 = to seek, pursue

追蹤 zeoi1 zung1 zhui1 zong1 = to track something; to trace; to pursue; to follow a trail

追逐 zeoi1 zuk6 zhui1 zhu2 = to chase

追到 zeoi1 dou3*2/dou3 zhui1 dao4 = catch up with; gain on; forereach
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唔好追佢啦！粵
Don't chase him!
[Here, the guy is actually running away.]

佢咁醜，梗係追唔到女仔啦! 粵
He's so ugly, of course he can't get a girl(friend)!

被你這樣咄咄逼人地追問，他就更慌了！國
With your forceful interrogation, he became even more nervous.

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Decimal representation of this word: 追
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