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趋

Character · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional趨

hurry walk; trend; tend towards

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Meanings

3 senses · 11 examples
1.

verb

to walk quickly; to hurry forward

literary

Describes fast walking movement, often used in formal or literary contexts.

Tā他
qū趋
qián前
hé和
kè客
rén人
wò握
shǒu手
wèn问
hǎo好
 。

He walked forward quickly to shake hands and greet the guests.

Tīng听
dào到
hū呼
huàn唤
 ,
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
qū趋
zhe着
pǎo跑
le了
guò过
lái来
 。

Hearing the call, the puppy trotted over quickly.

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Shì士
bīng兵
men们
jí疾
qū趋
ér而
guò过
 ,
gǎn赶
wǎng往
zhàn战
chǎng场
 。

The soldiers hurried past, rushing to the battlefield.

Jiàn见
lǎo老
shī师
zǒu走
jìn进
jiào教
shì室
 ,
xué学
shēng生
men们
qū趋
shēn身
zhàn站
lì立
 。

Seeing the teacher enter the classroom, the students stood up quickly out of respect.

Tā他
qū趋
bù步
shàng上
qián前
chá查
kàn看
dì地
shàng上
de的
qián钱
bāo包
 。

He stepped forward quickly to check the wallet on the ground.

2.

verb

to tend towards; to trend towards; to incline to

formal

Used to describe development trends, group orientations or consistent opinions.

Dāng当
qián前
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
dà大
shì势
suǒ所
qū趋
 ,
xīn新
néng能
yuán源
chǎn产
yè业
jiāng将
chéng成
wéi为
zhǔ主
liú流
 。

The current development trend is towards new energy, which will become the mainstream industry.

Jìn近
nián年
lái来
 ,
rén人
men们
de的
shēng生
huó活
shuǐ水
píng平
rì日
qū趋
fán繁
róng荣
 。

In recent years, people's living standards have become increasingly prosperous.

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Jīng经
guò过
duō多
cì次
tǎo讨
lùn论
 ,
dà大
jiā家
de的
yì意
jiàn见
qū趋
yú于
yī一
zhì致
 。

After multiple discussions, everyone's opinions have tended to align.

Quán全
qiú球
qì气
hòu候
biàn变
nuǎn暖
shì是
bù不
kě可
nì逆
zhuǎn转
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
qū趋
 。

Global warming is an irreversible development trend.

Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
qū趋
yú于
xuǎn选
zé择
líng灵
huó活
de的
gōng工
zuò作
fāng方
shì式
 。

More and more young people tend to choose flexible working styles.

3.

adjective

archaic variant of 促 cù; urgent; quick

archaic

This is an ancient variant usage, rarely used in modern standard Chinese.

Zài在
gǔ古
hàn汉
yǔ语
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 ,
 “
qū趋
 ”
yǒu有
shí时
kě可
tōng通
 “
cù促
 ”
biǎo表
shì示
jǐn紧
pò迫
 。

In ancient Chinese literature, '趋' can sometimes be used interchangeably with '促' to mean urgent.