Chinese word dictionary

追踪

zhuīzōng · to track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified追踪

Traditional追蹤

Pinyinzhuīzōng

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

踪zōng

footprints, traces, tracks

How to learn 追踪

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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

跟踪gēnzōng

to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking

追究zhuījiū

to investigate; to look into

失踪shīzōng

to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for

追悼zhuīdào

to mourn; to pay last respects