Definition

1. Verb:
   • To chase / to run after: To move quickly behind someone or something in order to catch them or reach them.
   • To pursue: To follow someone or something with determination, often with a specific goal in mind, such as capture, confrontation, or attainment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát đuổi theo tên trộm. (The police chased the thief.)
  • Cậu bé đuổi theo quả bóng ra đường. (The boy ran after the ball into the street.)
  • Cô ấy quyết tâm đuổi theo ước mơ của mình. (She is determined to pursue her dream.)

Advanced Usage

• "đuổi theo kịp": to catch up with.

  • Tôi chạy nhanh để đuổi theo kịp họ. (I ran fast to catch up with them.)

• "đuổi theo thành tích": to chase after achievements (often with a negative connotation of prioritizing metrics over quality).

  • Trường học không nên chỉ đuổi theo thành tích. (Schools should not just chase after achievements.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rượt đuổi (v): to chase, to hunt down (can imply a more aggressive or intense pursuit).

  • Mèo rượt đuổi con chuột. (The cat chased the mouse.)

• Theo đuổi (v): to pursue, to follow (an ideal, a goal, a person in a romantic context).

  • Anh ấy theo đuổi ngành y. (He is pursuing a career in medicine.)

Synonyms

• Chase: to follow quickly in order to catch.
• Pursue: to follow with intent to reach or attain.
• Run after: to chase on foot.

Related Idioms

• Đuổi theo hình với bóng: To chase after illusions; to pursue something intangible or unrealistic.
  • Ước mơ đó chỉ là đuổi theo hình với bóng. (That dream is just chasing after illusions.)

verb

1. to run after