追究
zhuī jiū
Pinyin

Definition

追究
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zhuī jiū
  1. to investigate
  2. to look into

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

研究
yán jiū
  1. 1 research
  2. 2 a study
  3. 3 classifier: 项 xiàng
  4. 4 to research
  5. 5 to look into
究竟
jiū jìng
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of a matter
  2. 2 after all
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 (in an interrogative sentence) finally
  5. 5 outcome
  6. 6 result
追
duī
  1. 1 to sculpt
  2. 2 to carve
  3. 3 musical instrument (old)
追求
zhuī qiú
  1. 1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. 2 to seek after
  3. 3 to woo
研究所
yán jiū suǒ
  1. 1 research institute
  2. 2 graduate studies
  3. 3 graduate school
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (6)

一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
买笑追欢
mǎi xiào zhuī huān
  1. 1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
  2. 2 abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
追悔莫及
zhuī huǐ mò jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

Sample Sentences

呸、呸、呸，我才不会被撞呢。再说了，交通法同情弱者，发生车祸，肯定是开车人的错，他们要负主要责任。一般不会追究行人的责任。
pēi 、pēi 、pēi ，wǒ cái bùhuì bèi zhuàng ne 。zài shuō le ，jiāotōng fǎ tóngqíng ruòzhě ，fāshēng chēhuò ，kěndìng shì kāichērén de cuò ，tāmen yào fù zhǔyào zérèn 。yībān bùhuì zhuījiū xíngrén de zérèn 。
Woah, woah, woah. I won't get hit. Furthermore, the traffic laws sympathize with the pedestrian. If an accident happens, it's definitely the driver's fault. They would have to carry the full responsibility. Generally it's not blamed on the pedestrian.
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谁说的？责任界定也是要讲道理的。谁有错就得追究谁的责任。否则这社会不是要乱套了？
shéi shuō de ？zérèn jièdìng yěshì yào jiǎngdàolǐ de 。shéi yǒu cuò jiù děi zhuījiū shéi de zérèn 。fǒuzé zhè shèhuì bù shì yào luàntào le ？
Says who? Where accountability is placed also has to be reasonable. Whomever is in the wrong has to shoulder their blame. Otherwise wouldn't our society just be a mess?
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那不属于医疗事故吗？应该追究麻醉师的责任。再说了，哪个医生胆敢把手术做坏？
nà bù shǔyú yīliáo shìgù ma ？yīnggāi zhuījiū mázuìshī de zérèn 。zàishuō le ，nǎ ge yīshēng dǎngǎn bǎ shǒushù zuò huài ？
Is that not simply a medical accident? That sounds like it was the fault of the anesthesiologist. Furthermore, what doctor would dare let a surgery go wrong?
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