追究

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī jiū

Meanings

  1. to investigate
  2. to look into
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追
zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
究
jiū · examine, investigate
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1–1 · zhui1 jiu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeoi1 gau3

Cantonese word readings for 追究. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zeoi1 gau3

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verb

  1. to investigate; to look into (criminal responsibility, the cause of an accident, etc.)

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