追

zhuī

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Verb

追 (zhuī) is a Chinese word meaning “to chase”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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

Stroke order

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Example

狗在後面追那隻貓。

The dog is chasing the cat from behind.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).