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Radical 156 · 10 strokes

to try to catch (the bus etc)

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MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to try to catch (the bus etc)

    努力追上移动的人或车nǔlì zhuīshàng yídòng de rén huò chē

    • I have to catch the bus.

  2. verb

    to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away

    用力使动物或人向前移动或离开yònglì shǐ dòngwù huò rén xiàng qián yídòng huò líkāi

    • He drove that dog away.

  3. verb

    to hurry; to rush

    很快地去做某事;不迟缓hěn kuài de qù zuò mǒu shì;bù chíhuǎn

    • We're in a hurry.

  4. verb

    to overtake; to catch up with

    跑得很快追上别人pǎo de hěn kuài zhuī shàng biérén

    • Hurry up and catch up with him!

  5. verb

    to avail oneself of (an opportunity)

    利用机会;不让机会失去lìyòng jīhuì;búràng jīhuì shīqù

    • We seized a good opportunity.

  6. preposition

    until; by (a certain time)

    表示在某个时间以前或之前biǎoshì zài mǒuge shíjiān yǐiqián huò zhīqián

    • Please complete it by tomorrow morning.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Holding a pole and running after someone—that's the action of chasing and catching up.

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