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duī

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duī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duī | dui1
English translation
to sculpt
to carve
musical instrument (old)
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuī | zhui1
English translation
to chase after
to seek
to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth
to recall
to pursue, to chase after; to expel

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About duī

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

duī

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of duī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

chuò 丿㠯

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and 𠂤 represents the sound.

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Example sentences using duī

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他们 tā men 追逐 zhuī zhú de 主要 zhǔyào 对象 duìxiàng shì 野马 yě mǎ , 当时 dāngshí 一种 yī zhǒng yǒu hàn Máo de 小型 xiǎo xíng ǎi 种马 zhǒng mǎ .

Their chief pursuit was the wild horse, the little bearded pony of that time.

追根 zhuī gēn 究底,与其说 dòu zhě 在读王映霞,不如说他们 tā men 在读达夫.

Argumentative and Wang Yingxia time in more readers than they read Yu.

达夫 bèi 阿波罗 Ā bō luó 穷追不舍,最后 zuìhòu bèi 变成 biàn chéng guì shù .

Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree.

东芝 Dōng zhī zài 中国 Zhōngguó 舆论 yúlùn duī jiǎo xià suǒ 做的解释 jiěshì 简直 jiǎnzhí shì 火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu . gēng duō 中国 Zhōngguó rén gěi 惹火 rě huǒ le .

That was adding insult to injury. Even more Chinese people were infuriated.

这些 zhè xiē shù de 系谱可以 kěyǐ 追溯 zhuī sù dào 数千年 qián .

These trees have pedigrees stretching back thousands of years.

Words with duī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
duī to seek duī
追求 zhuīqiú to woo追求 zhuīqiú
追踪 zhuī zōng to trace追蹤
追究 zhuījiū to investigate追究 zhuījiū
追查 zhuī chá to trace追查 zhuī chá
追逐 zhuī zhú to chase追逐 zhuī zhú
追捕 zhuī bǔ to pursue追捕 zhuī bǔ
追随 zhuī suí to follow追隨
追赶 zhuī gǎn to pursue追趕
追寻 zhuī xún to pursue追尋
追问 zhuī wèn to question closely追問
追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream追溯 zhuī sù
追加 zhuī jiā addendum追加 zhuī jiā
追击 zhuī jī to pursue and attack追擊
追上 zhuī shàng to overtake追上 zhuī shàng
追随者 zhuī suí zhě follower追隨者
追回 zhuī huí to get back追回 zhuī huí
追悼会 zhuī dào huì a memorial service追悼會
追忆 zhuī yì to recollect追憶
追悼 zhuīdào to mourn追悼 zhuīdào
追缴 zhuī jiǎo to recover (stolen property)追繳
追肥 zhuī féi top soil dressing追肥 zhuī féi
追星族 zhuī xīng zú idolator追星族 zhuī xīng zú
追索 zhuī suǒ to extort追索 zhuī suǒ

duī Decomposition & Compounds

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duī Decomposition

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duī Compounds

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  • duī
    • chuí , zhuì , zhuì , duī , , , ,
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