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逐
Mandarin · pinyin zhú
Meanings
- (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away
- one by one; individually
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- 逐
- zhú · chase, expel; one by one
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Mandarin tones
2 · zhu2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 9 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dik6 · zuk6
Cantonese word readings for 逐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to chase; to pursue
- gradually; one by one
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) every
character · Etymology 2
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pursue; to chase after (someone)
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to woo; to court; to pursue; to chase the opposite sex
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go after and get something with one's best effort
character · Etymology 3
- (Hakka) to run after; to pursue
- (Hakka) to drive away
- (Hakka) to urge; to hasten; to press
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