奋起直追 — “To rouse oneself and strive vigorously to catch up with others”
奋起直追 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rouse oneself and strive vigorously to catch up with others”. To rise with force and go all out to overtake. Literally, “Rouse oneself and chase directly”.
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奋起直追 Pronunciation and Pinyin
奋起直追 Character Breakdown
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尽管在初赛中表现不佳，他依然决定奋起直追，在接下来的比赛中发挥出最佳水平。
Despite a poor performance in the preliminary round, he still decided to rouse himself and strive to catch up, aiming to perform at his best in the subsequent matches.
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More idioms starting with 奋
- fèn奋bù不lǜ虑shēn身rush forward heedless of one's safety
- fèn奋bù不gù顾mìng命struggle bravely at the risk of one's life
- fèn奋bù不gù顾shēng生strive regardless of personal safety
- fèn奋bù不gù顾shēn身act courageously, disregard personal safety
- fèn奋yǒng勇zhēng争xiān先strive to be first
- fèn奋yǒng勇qián前jìn进forge ahead valiantly
- fèn奋yǒng勇xiàng向qián前advance bravely and vigorously
- fèn奋yǒng勇dāng当xiān先Strive bravely to be first
- fèn奋yǒng勇zhí直qián前forge ahead with courage
- fèn奋fā发xiàng向shàng上strive for progress
- fèn奋fā发tú图qiáng强strive for prosperity and strength
- fèn奋fā发yǒu有wéi为strive for achievement
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Open the tool →Questions about 奋起直追
What does 奋起直追 mean?
奋起直追 (fèn qǐ zhí zhuī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rouse oneself and strive vigorously to catch up with others”.
How do you pronounce 奋起直追?
奋起直追 is pronounced fèn qǐ zhí zhuī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 奋起直追 literally mean?
Literally, 奋起直追 means “Rouse oneself and chase directly”. It is used to mean “to rouse oneself and strive vigorously to catch up with others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 奋起直追?
振作起来，紧紧赶上去。