Word: 追 (zhuī, duī)

他们追了我们。

Tāmen zhuīle wǒmen.

They ran after us.

他在追一颗球。

Tā zài zhuī yì kē qiú.

He is running after a ball.

他跑着追上他哥哥。

Tā pǎozhe zhuī shàng tā gēge.

He ran to catch up to his brother.

我们从这儿走就能追上他们。

Wǒmen cóng zhèr zǒu jiù néng zhuī shàng tāmen.

If we go this way, we'll catch up with them.

我们很快就追上了他们。

Wǒmen hěn kuài jiù zhuī shàng le tāmen.

We soon caught up with them.

我们追着猫。

Wǒmen zhuīzhe māo.

We ran after the cat.

我看见一只猫追着一只狗跑。

Wǒ kànjiàn yìzhī māo zhuīzhe yìzhī gǒu pǎo.

I see a cat chasing a dog.

我见一只猫追着狗跑。

Wǒ jiàn yìzhī māo zhuīzhe gǒu pǎo.

I saw a cat running after the dog.

猫在房子里追老鼠。

Māo zài fángzi lǐ zhuī lǎoshǔ.

The cat chased the mouse around the house.

猫追着鼠跑进了厨房。

Māo zhuīzhe shǔ pǎo jìnle chúfáng.

The cat chased the mouse into the kitchen.

跑出去的马好抓，说出去的话难追

pǎo chūqù de mǎ hǎo zhuā, shuō chūqù dehuà nán zhuī

a horse that has run off is easy to catch; words that have been spoken are hard to chase

追剧追到半夜，我好困。

Zhuījù zhuī dào bànyè, wǒ hǎo kùn.

I binge-watched shows until midnight, and now I'm so sleepy.

骑牛追快马，望尘莫及

qí niú zhuī kuài mǎ, wàngchénmòjí

riding an ox to chase a fast horse: can only watch the dust, unable to catch up