由一樣嘢嘅後方,跟住佢好快噉行,或者嘗試接近佢 (to chase)
動詞Examples
追巴士
zeoi1 baa1 si2
to chase a bus
喺落後於人嘅情況之下,努力咁去趕返進度 ((of progress, quality or standards) to catch up)
Examples
佢冇返學一排,所以覺得啲功課好難追。
keoi5 mou5 faan1 hok6 jat1 paai4, so2 ji5 gok3 dak1 di1 gung1 fo3 hou2 naan4 zeoi1.
He had been off school for a while, thus found it hard to catch up with the homework.
要求甚至催逼人哋喺某個時限內趕做所需嘅嘢 (to press someone to do something which he hasn't got time to do earlier within a time limit)
Examples
追人交稿
zeoi1 jan4 gaau1 gou2
to press someone to hand in the draft (of a prose)
努力去嘗試令一個人同自己交往 (to pursue (in terms of relationship))
Examples
追女仔
zeoi1 neoi5 zai2
to pursue a girl
留意、跟蹤某件事嘅更新 (to follow something closely (metaphorically))