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追求

zhuī qiú · zhui qiu

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. to seek after
  3. to woo
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)作业(zuòyè)写(xiě)了(le)三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)，怎么(zěnme)还(hái)没(méi)写完(xiěwán)？

    You have been writing homework for three hours. Why are you not done?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)追求(zhuīqiú)完美(wánměi)，写错(xiěcuò)一个(yīgè)字(zì)，就(jiù)重新(chóngxīn)写(xiě)一页(yīyè)。

    I strive for perfection. If I write one character wrong, I redo the page.

  3. Dengdeng

    追求(zhuīqiú)完美(wánměi)不是(bùshì)坏事(huàishì)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Pursuing perfection is fine, but you are too tired.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)停(tíng)不下来(bùxiàlái)。

    I know, but I cannot stop.

  5. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。哎(āi)，这个(zhège)字(zì)写错(xiěcuò)了(le)。

    Let me see. Hey, this character is wrong.

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)写(xiě)一页(yīyè)！

    What? Then I will write another page!

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2 examples
01

麻(má)由(yóu)子(zi)总(zǒng)是(shì)追(zhuī)求(qiú)完(wán)美(měi)。

Mayuko always aims for perfection.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CP · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)拒(jù)绝(jué)了(le)她(tā)的(de)追(zhuī)求(qiú)。

He rejected her advances.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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