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追

duī · dui/zhuī · zhui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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duī 追

  1. to sculpt
  2. to carve
  3. musical instrument (old)

zhuī 追

  1. to chase
  2. to pursue
  3. to look into
  4. to investigate
  5. to reminisce
  6. to recall
  7. to court (one's beloved)
  8. to binge-watch (a TV drama)
  9. retroactively
  10. posthumously
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The butterfly and the puppy

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那只(nàzhǐ)小狗(xiǎogǒu)在(zài)追(zhuī)蝴蝶(húdié)。

    Look, that puppy is chasing a butterfly.

  2. Dengdeng

    蝴蝶(húdié)飞(fēi)得(de)好(hǎo)快(kuài)，小狗(xiǎogǒu)追(zhuī)不(bù)上(shàng)。

    The butterfly flies so fast. The puppy cannot puppych it.

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)还(hái)在(zài)追(zhuī)！

    It is still chasing!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，它(tā)不(bù)追(zhuī)了(le)。

    Look, it has stopped chasing.

  5. Liangliang

    蝴蝶(húdié)停(tíng)在(zài)小狗(xiǎogǒu)的(de)头(tóu)上(shàng)了(le)！

    The butterfly landed on the puppy's head!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)一(yì)只(zhī)猫(māo)追(zhuī)着(zhe)一(yì)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)跑(pǎo)。

I see a cat chasing a dog.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sapphrein · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)正(zhèng)在(zài)追(zhuī)查(chá)那(nà)起(qǐ)盗(dào)窃(qiè)案(àn)的(de)线(xiàn)索(suǒ)。

The police are investigating leads in that theft case.

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