Chinese word dictionary

追赶

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified追赶

Traditional追趕

Pinyinzhuīgǎn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

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

赶gǎn

to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel

How to learn 追赶

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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赶gǎn

to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)

赶紧gǎnjǐn

hurriedly; without delay

赶快gǎnkuài

quickly; at once

赶上gǎnshàng

to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for

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