追 zhuī

1. zhuī verb to pursue; to chase
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '追'; Guoyu '追' v 1; Kroll 2015 '追' 1, p. 623; Unihan '追'; XHZD '追' 1, p. 1003)
2. zhuī verb to expel
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '追')
3. zhuī verb to date from
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (XHZD '追' 2, p. 1003)
4. zhuī verb to seek
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 寻求 (CC-CEDICT '追'; Guoyu '追' v 3; Kroll 2015 '追' 2, p. 623; XHZD '追' 3, p. 1003)
5. zhuī verb to accompany
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '追' 1b, p. 623)
6. zhuī verb to trace to the beginning
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '追' 3, p. 623)
7. zhuī verb to remember; to recall
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 追念 (Guoyu '追' adv; Kroll 2015 '追' 3a, p. 623)
8. zhuī verb to correct; to remedy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 补救 (CC-CEDICT '追'; Guoyu '追' v 2; Kroll 2015 '追' 4, p. 623)
9. duī verb to engrave
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 雕琢 (CC-CEDICT '追'; Guoyu '追' duī v; Kroll 2015 '追' duī, p. 623)
10. zhuī verb to pursue romantically
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 求偶 (Guoyu '追' v 4)
11. duī noun a button
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '追' duī n)

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• 君子一言，驷马难追(君子一言，駟馬難追) a nobleman's word is his bond
• 追究 to investigate
• 谨终追远(謹終追遠) pay careful attention to the funeraral rites of parents and remembered even when long gone
• 追客 avid fan who anxiously awaits new content
• 追问(追問) to question closely; to investigate in detail
• 追溯 to go upstream; to trace something back to; to date from
• 追根 to trace something back to its source
• 追捧 to chase after (a popular person or item); to pursue; popularity
• 追悔莫及 too late for regrets
• 奋起直追(奮起直追) to catch up vigorously; to set off in hot pursuit
• 追踪报导(追蹤報導) follow-up report
• 追索 to demand payment; to extort; to trace; to seek; to pursue; to explore
• 穷寇莫追(窮寇莫追) do not press a cornered enemy
• 追歼(追殲) to pursue and kill
• 追风逐电(追風逐電) proceeding at a tremendous pace; getting on like a house on fire
• 追求 to pursue; to seek after; to court
• 追购(追購) a bounty; a reward for capturing an outlaw
• 追逐赛(追逐賽) pursuit race; chase
• 追光灯(追光燈) (theater) spotlight; followspot
• 追回 to recover; to get back
• 追查 to investigate
• 追随者(追隨者) a follower; an adherent
• 追忆(追憶) to recollect; to recall (past times); to look back
• 追缴(追繳) to recover (stolen property); to pursue and force sb to give back the spoils
• 追加 to add something extra; an additional increment; addendum; to append; an additional posthumous title
• 追补(追補) a supplement; additional budget
• 追思 memorial; recollection (of the deceased)
• 追记(追記) to award posthumously; to write down afterwards; retrospective account
• 追根究底 to get to the heart of the matter
• 追亡逐北 to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
• 遣人追 sent men in pursuit
• 追根求源 to track something to its roots
• 你追我赶(你追我趕) friendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
• 追逼 to pursue closely; to press; to demand (payment); to extort (a concession)
• 追捕 to pursue; to be after; to hunt down
• 紧追(緊追) to pursue closely
• 驷马难追(駟馬難追) [a spoken word is] hard to catch even with a team of four horses
• 追本溯源 to trace something back to its origin
• 追认(追認) to recognize something after the event; posthumous recognition; to ratify; to endorse retroactively
• 追上 to overtake
• 追述 recollections; to relate (past events)
• 穷追(窮追) to pursue relentlessly
• 追悼 to mourn
• 追悔 to repent; to regret
• 追想 to recall
• 追缉(追緝) to pursue; to be after; to hunt down (the perpetrator of a crime, an escaped prisoner etc)
• 追怀(追懷) to recall; to bring to mind; to reminisce
• 追踪调查(追蹤調查) follow-up study; investigative follow-up
• 一言既出，驷马难追(一言既出，駟馬難追) once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it; a promise must be kept
• 追随骥尾(追隨驥尾) to be pulled along by the tail of a thoroughbred

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Collocations

• 公追 (公追) 公追戎於濟西 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 8
• 追速 (追速) 雖中工可使追速 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 5
• 追舒 (追舒) 公子追舒為箴尹 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 公子追 (公子追) 公子追舒為箴尹 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 可追 (可追) 雖悔可追 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 五子之歌 Xia Shu - Songs of the Five Sons — count: 4
• 追戎 (追戎) 公追戎於濟西 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 人追 (人追) 楚子使賴人追之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4
• 追观 (追觀) 追觀上古及賢大夫 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十九　脩務訓 Chapter 19: Cultivation of Effort — count: 3
• 不能追 (不能追) 輪非輻不能追疾 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十七　說林訓 Chapter 17: A Forest of Persuasion — count: 3
• 国人追 (國人追) 國人追之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3