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zhú

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zhú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhú | zhu2
English translation
to pursue
to chase
individually
one by one
to pursue; to expel; step by step

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About zhú

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

zhú

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of zhú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辶豕

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

shǐ

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using zhú

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liú zhú suān yán de 制备 zhì bèi 说明 shuōmíng zhè 一点 yī diǎn .

The preparation of salts of thionic acids illustrates this point.

这种 zhè zhǒng 情形 qíngxing 导致 dǎozhì le yuán 东西 dōngxī 双方 shuāngfāng jiān de 埋怨 mányuàn 不满 bù mǎn 逐渐 zhújiàn 增加 zēngjiā .

The situation is causing simmering resentment in both halves of Germany.

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.

一阵 yī zhèn 暴雨 bào yǔ Hòu 天气 tiānqì 逐渐 zhújiàn zhuǎn le qíng .

The weather gradually fined after a heavy shower.

Jiào huì 逐出 zhú chū Jiào wài , yòng 同一 tóng yī 手段 shǒu duàn 他们 tā men 逐出 zhú chū 教外.

The church excommunicated him, and he gave them groats for pease , he excommunicated them.

Words with zhú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
逐渐 zhújiàn gradually逐漸
逐步 zhúbù progressively逐步 zhúbù
驱逐 qūzhú to expel驅逐
追逐 zhuī zhú to chase追逐 zhuī zhú
角逐 jué zhú to tussle角逐 jué zhú
放逐 fàng zhú to banish放逐 fàng zhú
zhú to pursue zhú
逐年 zhúnián year after year逐年 zhúnián
逐出 zhú chū to expel逐出 zhú chū
逐一 zhú yī one by one逐一 zhú yī
逐个 zhú gè one by one逐個
驱逐舰 qū zhú jiàn destroyer (warship)驅逐艦
随波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly隨波逐流
竞逐 jìng zhú competition競逐
逐月 zhú yuè monthly逐月 zhú yuè
逐日 zhú rì daily逐日 zhú rì
逐客令 zhú kè lìng (fig.) notice to leave逐客令 zhú kè lìng
逐字逐句 zhú zì zhú jù literal逐字逐句 zhú zì zhú jù
笑逐颜开 xiào zhú yán kāi all smiles笑逐顏開
追逐赛 zhuī zhú sài chase追逐賽
逐鹿 zhú lù to pursue deer逐鹿 zhú lù
驱逐出境 qū zhú chū jìng to deport驅逐出境
逐次 zhú cì gradually逐次 zhú cì
舍本逐末 shě běn zhú mò to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)捨本逐末
群雄逐鹿 qún xióng zhú lù great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy群雄逐鹿 qún xióng zhú lù

zhú Decomposition & Compounds

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zhú Decomposition

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zhú Compounds

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