Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
追求
zhuīqiú
Description
"追求"的意思是努力去得到一个目标或者一个人。
"追求" means to strive to obtain a goal or a person.
我们常常说追求梦想、追求幸福，也可以说一个男生追求一个女生。
We often say 追求梦想 (pursue dreams), 追求幸福 (pursue happiness), and also that a boy 追求 a girl.
Meanings
追求zhuīqiú
to pursue; to seek after (a goal)
他一直在追求自己的梦想。
He has been pursuing his dream.
追求zhuīqiú
to court; to woo (someone romantically)
他追求那个女孩三年了。
He has been courting that girl for three years.
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Notes
- Etymology
追 (chase) + 求 (seek), together meaning to actively pursue something.
- Nuance
for goals it means strive toward; for people it means to romantically court.
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