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追赶

zhuī gǎn

2-character word Traditional 追趕

What 追赶 means

1. to pursue
2. to chase after
3. to accelerate
4. to catch up with
5. to overtake

The characters in 追赶

• 追zhuīto chase; to pursue; to look into
• 赶gǎnto overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)

Example sentences

• 我尽力追赶他。
  Wǒ jìnlì zhuīgǎn tā.
  I ran as fast as possible to catch up with him.
• 约瑟追赶了玛丽.
  Yuēsè zhuīgǎn le Mǎlì.
  John chased Mary.
• 汤姆竭尽全力追赶。
  Tom did his best to catch up.