追赶 zhuīgǎn to pursue
to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake
How to remember 追赶: 追 to chase + 赶 catch up = to pursue.
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How it is used
- To chase after and try to catch up - 拼命追赶前面的人 (pīnmìng zhuīgǎn qiánmiàn de rén) desperately chasing the person ahead.
- Both literal pursuit and figurative catching up to a leader (追赶发达国家 catch up with developed nations).
- 追赶 stresses closing a gap to catch up with someone ahead; 追逐 (zhuīzhú) stresses the ongoing chase/pursuit itself, often of goals or each other.
Example sentences
- 汤姆竭尽全力追赶。 Tāngmǔ jiéjìnquánlì zhuīgǎn.Tom did his best to catch up.