追风捕影 — “To chase after shadows”
追风捕影 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to chase after shadows”. To pursue something elusive, intangible, or non-existent; to engage in a fruitless or vain pursuit. Literally, “chase wind and catch shadows”.
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追风捕影 Pronunciation and Pinyin
追风捕影 Character Breakdown
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他整天沉迷于那些不切实际的幻想，简直是在追风捕影，白费力气。
He spends all day indulging in those impractical fantasies; it's simply chasing wind and catching shadows, a waste of effort.
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Synonyms of 追风捕影
More idioms starting with 追
- zhuī追yún云zhú逐diàn电move with extreme speed
- zhuī追wáng亡zhú逐běi北pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
- zhuī追wáng亡zhú逐dùn遁relentlessly pursue and rout fleeing opponents
- zhuī追bēn奔zhú逐běi北pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
- zhuī追huǐ悔bù不jí及too late for regret
- zhuī追huǐ悔hé何jí及Too late for regrets
- zhuī追huǐ悔wú无jí及too late for deep regrets
- zhuī追huǐ悔mò莫jí及too late to regret
- zhuī追běn本qiú求yuán源trace to the source
- zhuī追běn本sù溯yuán源trace back to the source
- zhuī追běn本qióng穷yuán源trace something back to its origin
- zhuī追gēn根páo刨dǐ底get to the bottom of something
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What does 追风捕影 mean?
追风捕影 (zhuī fēng bǔ yǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to chase after shadows”.
How do you pronounce 追风捕影?
追风捕影 is pronounced zhuī fēng bǔ yǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 追风捕影 literally mean?
Literally, 追风捕影 means “chase wind and catch shadows”. It is used to mean “to chase after shadows”.
What is the Chinese definition of 追风捕影?
追寻如风、影那样虚空的东西