急起直追 — “To quickly rouse oneself and make vigorous efforts to catch up”
急起直追 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to quickly rouse oneself and make vigorous efforts to catch up”. To make a concerted effort to catch up quickly with others. Literally, “Quickly rise and directly pursue”.
急起直追 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 急
- jí急sān三huǒ火sì四to be in a great hurry
- jí急bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不kě可dài待too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不kě可nài耐too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不zé择yán言speak in haste without choosing words
- jí急bù不zé择lù路too hurried to choose a path
- jí急bù不zé择tú途too hurried to choose a path
- jí急bù不xiá暇zé择too rushed to choose carefully
- jí急zhōng中shēng生zhì智wisdom born of urgency
- jí急yú于shì事gōng功eager for quick success
- jí急yú于xīng星huǒ火extremely urgent and pressing
- jí急yú于qiú求chéng成eager for quick success
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What does 急起直追 mean?
急起直追 (jí qǐ zhí zhuī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to quickly rouse oneself and make vigorous efforts to catch up”.
How do you pronounce 急起直追?
急起直追 is pronounced jí qǐ zhí zhuī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 急起直追 literally mean?
Literally, 急起直追 means “Quickly rise and directly pursue”. It is used to mean “to quickly rouse oneself and make vigorous efforts to catch up”.
What is the Chinese definition of 急起直追?
立即行动起来，努力追赶上去。