Definition
追索 has two main meanings: (1) to demand repayment or recover something owed, like a debt or right — common in legal or financial contexts; (2) to trace, explore, or pursue something abstract, such as a clue, origin, or development. As a transitive verb, it takes a direct object in both senses.
v.
to demand repaymentto recover (a debt, right, etc.)to traceto exploreto pursue (the origin, a clue, a development)
Examples
- 追索。Yínháng zhèngzài zhuī suǒ nà bǐ qiànkuǎn.The bank is pursuing that overdue payment.
- 追索。Kēxuéjiā zhuī suǒ bìngdú de qǐyuán.Scientists are tracing the origin of the virus.
- 追索。Zhè běn shū zhuī suǒ rénlèi wénmíng de fāzhǎn lìchéng.This book traces the development of human civilization.
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