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Jyutping zeoi1
Pinyin zhuī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to chase after/to seek/to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth/to recall/to woo/to trace/to get to the bottom of/to do something retroactively/to keep gambling in the hope to recoup one's losses
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    由​一樣​嘢​嘅​後​方​,​跟​住​佢​好​快​噉​行​,​或者​嘗試​接近​佢
    to chase
    • 追巴士
      追巴士
      zeoi1 baa1 si2
      to chase a bus
    • 兔仔以為烏龜一定追唔到佢,於是喺樹下面瞓覺。
      兔仔以为乌龟一定追唔到佢,于是喺树下面瞓觉。
      tou3 zai2 ji5 wai4 wu1 gwai1 jat1 ding6 zeoi1 m4 dou2 keoi5, jyu1 si6 hai2 syu6 haa6 bin6 fan3 gaau3.
      The rabbit thinks the tortoise will surely come nowhere close to him, so he takes a nap under a tree.
  2. 動詞
    喺​落​後​於​人​嘅​情​況​之下​,​努力​咁​去​趕返​進度
    (of progress, quality or standards) to catch up
    • 佢冇返學一排,所以覺得啲功課好難追。
      佢冇返学一排,所以觉得啲功课好难追。
      keoi5 mou5 faan1 hok6 jat1 paai4, so2 ji5 gok3 dak1 di1 gung1 fo3 hou2 naan4 zeoi1.
      He had been off school for a while, thus found it hard to catch up with the homework.
  3. 動詞
    要求​甚至​催逼​人​哋​喺​某​個​時​限​內​趕​做​所​需​嘅​嘢
    to press someone to do something which he hasn't got time to do earlier within a time limit
    • 追人交稿
      追人交稿
      zeoi1 jan4 gaau1 gou2
      to press someone to hand in the draft (of a prose)
    • 個客打嚟追喇。
      个客打嚟追喇。
      go3 haak3 daa2 lai4 zeoi1 laa3.
      The client is calling to ask for an update.
  4. 動詞
    努力​去​嘗​試令​一個​人同​自己​交往
    to pursue (in terms of relationship)
    • 追女仔
      追女仔
      zeoi1 neoi5 zai2
      to pursue a girl
    • 我想追佢好耐㗎喇。
      我想追佢好耐㗎喇。
      ngo5 soeng2 zeoi1 keoi5 hou2 noi6 gaa3 laa3.
      I wanted to ask him out for a long time.
  5. 動詞
    留意​、​跟​蹤​某件事​嘅​更新
    to follow something closely (metaphorically)
    • 追劇
      追剧
      zeoi1 kek6
      to binge(-watch)
    • 追post
      追post
      zeoi1 pou1
      to catch up with the latest posts
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in-compounds, literary
    to recall; to recollect
    (syn.) 追忆, 谂起, 追怀, 想起, 忆想, 缅想, 回想, 回念, 怀古, 記, 追憶, 回溯, 感怀, 回顾, 懷古, 回憶, 留戀, 回忆, 追懷, 思古, 缅怀, 記起, 感念, 浮想, 緬懷, 諗起, 记忆, 留恋, 回味, 遥想, 记, 緬想, 追想, 感懷, 記憶, 回首, 记起, 记得, 追思, 遙想, 回顧, 憶想, 記得, 追念
  2. character, neologism, slang
    to watch in succession
    • 追劇
      追剧
      zhuī jù
      to binge-watch episodes of a television series
  3. character, in-compounds, literary
    to get to the bottom of; to look into and find out
    (syn.) 查究
  4. character
    to pursue (fame, etc.); to seek
    • 追夢
      追梦
      zhuī mèng
      to chase one's dreams
  5. character, specifically
    to pursue (fame, etc.); to seek
  6. character, in-compounds, literary
    to do something as a make-up measure
  7. character, in-compounds, literary
    posthumously
    • 追贈
      追赠
      zhuī zèng
      to bestow an honour posthumously
  8. character
    to hunt; to track
  9. character, in-compounds, literary
    to expel
  10. character
    to chase after; to pursue (someone)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. pursue, chase after
  2. expel
  3. Cangjie Input
    YHRR
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #953
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #296
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #496

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Jyutping deoi1
Pinyin zhuī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to chase
  2. to pursue
  3. to look into
  4. to investigate
  5. to reminisce
  6. to recall
  7. to court (one's beloved)
  8. to binge-watch (a TV drama)
  9. retroactively
  10. posthumously
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a pendulum on a clock

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Jyutping zeoi1
Pinyin duī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sculpt
  2. to carve
  3. musical instrument (old)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    Synonym of 雕 (diāo, “to carve jade”).
    (syn.) 雕
  2. character, historical
    knob on an instrumental bell for hanging
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我看见一只猫追着一只狗跑。
    我看見一隻貓追着一隻狗跑。
    wǒ kàn jiàn yī zhī māo zhuī zhe yī zhī gǒu pǎo 。
    • I see a cat chasing a dog.
  2. Mandarin
    有些人只追求快乐。
    有些人只追求快樂。
    yǒu xiē rén zhǐ zhuī qiú kuài lè 。
    • Some people pursue only pleasure.
  3. Mandarin
    一条狗追着一只猫跑。
    一條狗追着一隻貓跑。
    yī tiáo gǒu zhuī zhe yī zhī māo pǎo 。
    • A dog chased a cat.
  4. Mandarin
    追了一小段,警察抓到了他。
    追了一小段,警察抓到了他。
    zhuī le yī xiǎo duàn , jǐng chá zhuā dào liǎo tā 。
    • After a short pursuit, the police caught him.
  5. Mandarin
    若追根溯源,绝大多数美国人都是移民。
    若追根溯源,絕大多數美國人都是移民。
    ruò zhuī gēn sù yuán , jué dà duō shù měi guó rén dōu shì yí mín 。
    • Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你跑得几快都追唔上佢㗎喇。
    你跑得幾快都追唔上佢㗎喇。
    nei5 paau2 dak1 gei2 faai3 dou1 zeoi1 m4 soeng5 keoi5 gaa3 laa3 。
    • No matter how fast you run, you won't catch up with him.
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋系咁追我俾钱。
    佢哋係咁追我俾錢。
    keoi5 dei2 hai6 gam3 zeoi1 ngo5 bei2 cin2 。
    • They are pushing me for payment.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个时代变化多端,冇人追得上。
    呢個時代變化多端,冇人追得上。
    ni1 go3 si4 doi6 bin3 faa3 do1 dyun1, mou5 jan4 zeoi1 dak1 soeng5.
    • In this ever-changing generation, no one can catch out.
  2. Cantonese
    追巴士
    追巴士
    zeoi1 baa1 si2
    • to chase a bus
  3. Cantonese
    兔仔以为乌龟一定追唔到佢,于是喺树下面瞓觉。
    兔仔以為烏龜一定追唔到佢,於是喺樹下面瞓覺。
    tou3 zai2 ji5 wai4 wu1 gwai1 jat1 ding6 zeoi1 m4 dou2 keoi5, jyu1 si6 hai2 syu6 haa6 bin6 fan3 gaau3.
    • The rabbit thinks the tortoise will surely come nowhere close to him, so he takes a nap under a tree.
  4. Cantonese
    佢冇返学一排,所以觉得啲功课好难追。
    佢冇返學一排,所以覺得啲功課好難追。
    keoi5 mou5 faan1 hok6 jat1 paai4, so2 ji5 gok3 dak1 di1 gung1 fo3 hou2 naan4 zeoi1.
    • He had been off school for a while, thus found it hard to catch up with the homework.
  5. Cantonese
    追人交稿
    追人交稿
    zeoi1 jan4 gaau1 gou2
    • to press someone to hand in the draft (of a prose)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    阿Q没有说完话,拔步便跑;追来的是一匹很肥大的黑狗。
    阿Q沒有説完話,拔步便跑;追來的是一匹很肥大的黑狗。
    ā Q méi yǒu shuō wán huà , bá bù biàn pǎo ; zhuī lái de shì yī pǐ hěn féi dà de hēi gǒu .
    • Leaving his sentence unfinished, Ah Q took to his heels as fast as he could, followed by an enormously fat, black dog.
  2. Mandarin
    还有一点值得说的是,黄河“姓黄”,黄河毕竟流经黄土高原,没有必要追求绝对的清澈。
    還有一點值得説的是,黃河“姓黃”,黃河畢竟流經黃土高原,沒有必要追求絕對的清澈。
    hái yǒu yī diǎn zhí dé shuō de shì , huáng hé “ xìng huáng ” , huáng hé bì jìng liú jīng huáng tǔ gāo yuán , méi yǒu bì yào zhuī qiú jué duì de qīng chè .
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    穷追猛打
    窮追猛打
    qióng zhuī měng dǎ
    • hotly pursue and fiercely attack
  4. Mandarin
    追赶
    追趕
    zhuī gǎn
    • to pursue, to catch up with
  5. Mandarin
    追剧
    追劇
    zhuī jù
    • to binge-watch episodes of a television series