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Home / Idiom / 急起直追

rouse oneself to catch up

急起直追
jí qǐ zhí zhuī
j+í·2nd toneq+ǐ·3rd tonezh+í·2nd tonezh+uī·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to catch up vigorously · to set off in hot pursuit奋起直追fèn qǐ zhí zhuīto pursue · to chase after · to accelerate · to catch up with · to overtake追赶zhuī gǎn
Antonyms
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant · in a rut · at a standstill停滞不前tíng zhì bù qiánsatisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through · without high ambitions, but getting by得过且过dé guò qiě guò
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