Sentence #8688123 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 追求 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
追zhuīto chase
丿slash · piě
㠯according toSound part
辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part
辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 㠯 () hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuī.
求qiúto seek
求 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidTraditionally said to show a fur coat, now written 裘 (qiú); some scholars see a centipede instead. Today 求 means “to ask for”.
How to write 追求
追 9 strokes · 求 7 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 追求 (zhuīqiú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
追求 (zhuīqiú) means “to pursue (a goal)” or “to chase”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhuīqiú: zhuī with a 1st tone, then qiú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 追求 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuiqiu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 追求 from the suggestions. Typing zhuiqiu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
追求 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
追zhuī1st tone, high and level
求qiú2nd tone, rising
