"chasing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 追赶
• 追逐

Definition

指跟在某人或某物后面跑或追，希望抓到对方。也可以表示努力去争取某样东西，比如成功、金钱或梦想。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可表示实际上的追赶，也常用于比喻，如 'chasing a dream'、'chasing success'。口语里也常见 'chasing after'。有时它会带有“过度执着”或“不太健康地一味追求”的语气，比如 'stop chasing people who ignore you'。

Examples

The dog is chasing the ball.

狗正在**追赶**球。

The boy was chasing his sister in the yard.

那个男孩当时正在院子里**追赶**他的妹妹。

She is chasing her dream of becoming a doctor.

她正在**追逐**成为医生的梦想。

I’m tired of chasing people who never make time for me.

我已经厌倦了**追着**那些从不给我留时间的人。

He spent years chasing money and forgot what mattered to him.

他花了好多年**追逐**金钱，忘了什么对他才真正重要。

At this point, we’re just chasing a problem that keeps changing.

到这一步，我们其实只是在**追着**一个不断变化的问题跑。