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追求

zhuī qiú

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

追求 (zhuī qiú) means "to pursue (a goal)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 追求 means

1. to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
2. to seek after
3. to woo

The characters in 追求

• 追zhuīto chase; to pursue; to look into
• 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request

Example sentences

• 他们在追求幸福。
  They are after happiness.
• 他拒绝了她的追求。
  Tā jùjué le tā de zhuīqiú.
  He rejected her advances.
• 有些人只追求快乐。
  Yǒuxiērén zhǐ zhuīqiú kuàilè.
  Some people pursue only pleasure.
• 麻由子总是追求完美。
  Mayuko always aims for perfection.
• 人生在世，总要有目标和追求的。
  Rénshēng zàishì, zǒngyào yǒu mùbiāo hé zhuīqiú de.
  We must have something to live for.
• 她追求的东西，可是永远无法得到的啊！
  She will never be able to get the things she pursues!

Where 追求 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Hope, Longing & Pursuit (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhuī qiú correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.