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追赶

zhuī gǎn · zhui gan

Traditional 追趕

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to pursue
  2. to chase after
  3. to accelerate
  4. to catch up with
  5. to overtake
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Chasing the puppy

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)看(kàn)，那(nà)个(gè)孩子(háizi)在(zài)追赶(zhuīgǎn)一(yī)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)。

    Look, that child is chasing a puppy.

  2. Dengdeng

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)跑(pǎo)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)，孩子(háizi)追赶(zhuīgǎn)了(le)半天(bàntiān)也(yě)追不上(zhuībùshàng)。

    The puppy runs so fast. The child has chased it for ages and still cannot catch up.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)帮(bāng)他(tā)吧(ba)。

    Let us go help him.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)追赶(zhuīgǎn)小狗(xiǎogǒu)，你(nǐ)拦住(lánzhù)前面(qiánmiàn)。

    OK, I chase the puppy and you block the front.

  5. Liangliang

    拦住(lánzhù)了(le)！可是(kěshì)孩子(háizi)说(shuō)，这(zhè)不是(bùshì)他(tā)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)。

    Got it! But the child says it is not his puppy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)竭(jié)尽(jìn)全(quán)力(lì)追(zhuī)赶(gǎn)。

Tom did his best to catch up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Enzo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)追(zhuī)赶(gǎn)一(yì)只(zhī)蝴(hú)蝶(dié)。

The puppy is chasing a butterfly in the park.

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