đuổi riết
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To pursue closely / to chase relentlessly: To follow someone or something very closely and persistently, often with the intent to catch or pressure them. It implies a continuous, urgent, and tight pursuit without giving the target space or respite.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cảnh sát đuổi riết tên trộm. (The police pursued the thief closely.)
- Họ đuổi riết đối thủ trên đường đua. (They chased their opponent relentlessly on the race track.)
- Cô ấy cảm thấy công việc mới đuổi riết mình. (She feels the new job is hounding her relentlessly.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often conveys a sense of pressure, harassment, or being given no room to breathe, extending beyond physical chase to metaphorical situations.
- Áp lực deadline đuổi riết anh ấy cả tháng nay. (The deadline pressure has been hounding him all month.)
Variants and Related Words
Đuổi theo (v): to chase after, to follow in pursuit.
- Đứa bé đuổi theo con bướm. (The child chased after the butterfly.)
Rượt đuổi (v): to chase, to hunt (often in a more aggressive or extended context).
- Mèo rượt đuổi con chuột. (The cat chased the mouse.)
Synonyms
- To hound: To pursue relentlessly and tenaciously.
- To press hard: To apply constant pressure.
- To tail closely: To follow very closely behind.
Related Idioms
- Đuổi cùng giết tận: To pursue to the end, to show no mercy (a more extreme idiom implying a chase until destruction).
- Kẻ thù ác hiểm, chúng định đuổi cùng giết tận. (The enemy is vicious; they intend to pursue and annihilate them.)