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追求 (zhuī qiú) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

追求 (zhuī qiú) is a Chinese word: to pursue, to seek. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 追求

动 dòng verb

to pursue, to seek

他一直在追求自己的梦想。

tā yì zhí zài zhuī qiú zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng

He has been pursuing his own dreams.

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Word breakdown

追 zhuī — to chase, to go after

求 qiú — to seek, to strive for

Structure & writing
1 追 zhuī — to chase; to catch up with

追 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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1.3 㠯 yǐ — used for, by means of, with
㠯 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 求 qiú — to beg, to implore
求 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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