追求
zhuīqiú
to pursue, to seek
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他一生都在追求真理。He pursued truth all his life.
- 不要盲目追求名利。Don’t blindly chase fame and fortune.
Collocations
追求理想追求真理追求幸福盲目追求
Mnemonic
追 zhuī "to chase" + 求 qiú "to seek": to chase and seek, i.e. to pursue (goals, ideals) persistently. 追 has the walk radical 辶. 追求理想 = to pursue an ideal. Contrast 寻求 (to seek help/solution): 追求 is a sustained pursuit of ideals/goals. Opposite of 放弃 (to give up).
Related
寻求追逐向往放弃
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