WordTaiwan frequency #27,057
急起直追
ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄟ
“immediately rouse oneself and strive to catch up; make a concerted effort to close the gap”
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急
ㄐㄧˊ
Urgent or pressing; rapid or hurried; to make anxious; impatient or irritable; busy with others' affairs.
起
ㄑㄧˇ
To rise, get up, stand up; to start, begin, initiate; to raise, lift; to appear, emerge; to recover, get better; to take out, fetch.
直
ㄓˊ
Straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; vertical; continuing motion or action; but; only; however.
追
ㄓㄨㄟ
To chase or pursue; to look into or investigate; to recall or reminisce; to court someone; to binge-watch a show; retroactively or posthumously.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 起來ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto stand up; to get up; to rise; (verb complement) beginning of an action; upward movement; preliminary impression; completion of an action
- 直接ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝdirect; immediate; straightforward; without intermediaries; not indirect
- 直到ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋup to a certain point in time; until.
- 引起ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇto cause; to give rise to; to lead to; to arouse
- 在一起ㄗㄞˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇto be together; to be in a relationship; to stay with each other.
- 看起來ㄎㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto look; to appear; to seem; to give the impression that; apparently; seemingly.
- 追求ㄓㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄡˊto pursue (a goal, ideal, etc.) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo; to court (in romantic contexts)
- 想起ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇto recall; to think of; to call to mind
- 緊急ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧˊurgent; pressing; requiring immediate action; emergency; critical situation demanding quick response.
- 簡直ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊsimply; really; used to intensify or exaggerate; virtually, practically