zhí
zhuī

idiom
common

Meaning of 急起直追

急起直追 means to rouse oneself and pursue directly; to make a determined effort to catch up. Pronounced jí qǐ zhí zhuī.

  • to rouse oneself and pursue directly; to make a determined effort to catch up

Definitions & Examples

men
suī
rán
luò
hòu
le
 
dàn
zhí
zhuī
 
néng
fàng
 

Although we have fallen behind, we must rouse ourselves to catch up and not give up.

Gōng
zài
xīn
shù
lǐng
luò
hòu
le
 
xiàn
zài
zhèng
zhí
zhuī
 

The company fell behind in the field of new technology and is now making a determined effort to catch up.

shí
dào
chā
hòu
 
duì
yuán
men
zhí
zhuī
 
zhōng
zài
sài
hòu
fǎn
chāo
 

After realizing the gap, the team members roused themselves to chase and finally overtook their opponents in the later stage of the match.

Zhè
ge
guó
jiā
zhèng
zài
jīng
shang
zhí
zhuī
 
wàng
dào
guó
jiā
de
shuǐ
píng
 

This country is making a vigorous effort to catch up economically, hoping to reach the level of developed nations.