Chinese word dictionary

追谥

zhuī shì · to grant a posthumous honorary title or name

Practice word

Word information

Simplified追谥

Traditional追諡

Pinyinzhuī shì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

追zhuī

to pursue, to chase after; to expel

谥shì

posthumous name or title

How to learn 追谥

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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追zhuī

to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously

追求zhuīqiú

to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo

追究zhuījiū

to investigate; to look into

追悼zhuīdào

to mourn; to pay last respects

追赶zhuīgǎn

to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake

追捧zhuīpěng

to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace; favor; acclaim; adulation; high demand