急起直追

jíqǐzhízhuī

to rouse oneself immediately and catch up

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 急 jí
  1. urgent
  2. pressing
  3. rapid
  4. hurried
  5. worried
  6. to make (sb) anxious
2 起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group
=3 直 Zhí
  1. surname Zhi
  2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Yándì descended from Shennong 神农 Shénnóng Farmer God
=3 直 zhí
  1. straight
  2. to straighten
  3. fair and reasonable
  4. frank
  5. straightforward
  6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
  7. vertical
  8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
=4 追 duī
  1. to sculpt
  2. to carve
  3. musical instrument (old)
=4 追 zhuī
  1. to chase
  2. to pursue
  3. to look into
  4. to investigate
  5. to reminisce
  6. to recall
  7. to court (one's beloved)
  8. to binge-watch (a TV drama)
  9. retroactively
  10. posthumously