趋 (qū): to hasten, to hurry, to walk fast
趋 (qū) is a Chinese character meaning “to hasten.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 走 (semantic) and 刍 (phonetic). It ranks #1477 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 趋 run. Its radical form 走 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 走 (zǒu, to walk), 起 (qǐ, to rise), 超 (chāo, to exceed).
Definitions
- to hasten
- to hurry
- to walk fast
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 趋
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 趋向verb | qū xiàng | direction |
| 趋于verb | qū yú | to tend towards |
| 日趋adverb | rì qū | (increasing) day by day |
| 大势所趋phrase | dà shì suǒ qū | (idiom) the prevailing trend |
| 亦步亦趋phrase | yì bù yì qū | to blindly follow suit (idiom) |
| 趋之若鹜phrase | qū zhī ruò wù | to rush like ducks (idiom) |
| 趋同 | qū tóng | to converge |
| 趋附verb | qū fù | to ingratiate oneself |
| 趋化作用 | qū huà zuò yòng | chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus) |
| 一步一趋 | yī bù yī qū | see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋 |
| 趋同进化 | qū tóng jìn huà | (biology) convergent evolution |
| 日趋严重 | rì qū yán zhòng | more critical with every passing day |
| 上升趋势 | shàng shēng qū shì | an upturn |
| 趋利避害phrase | qū lì bì hài | (idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects |
| 趋时verb | qū shí | (literary) to follow current trends |
趋 appears in 26 compound words: 65 as the first character, 23 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 趋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to dance to someone else's tune; to imitate slavishly; to blindly follow suit
Example Sentences
随着科技的发展，人们的生活方式日趋便利。
Suízhe kējì de fāzhǎn, rénmen de shēnghuó fāngshì rìqū biànlì.
With the development of technology, people's lifestyles are becoming increasingly convenient.
归仁跻身全球四大热门趋势旅游目的地之列
guī rén 跻 shēn quán qiú sì dà rè mén qū shì lǚ yóu mù de dì zhī liè
Quy Nhon is among the top 4 trending tourist destinations in the world
趋势观察/利他式经营观 务实走长路
qū shì guàn chá lì tā shì jīng yíng guàn wù shí zǒu cháng lù
Trend observation/altruistic management concept Pragmatic and take the long road
...团头目被杀引发骚乱 总统辛鲍姆指现时局势趋平静
. . . tuán tóu mù bèi shā yǐn fā sāo luàn zǒng tǒng xīn 鲍 mǔ zhǐ xiàn shí jú shì qū píng jìng
... The killing of the group leader sparked riots President Sheinbaum said the situation is now calm
黄齐元/国际新趋势 台需戒慎恐惧
huáng qí yuán guó jì xīn qū shì tái xū jiè shèn kǒng jù
Huang Qiyuan/New International Trends Taiwan needs to be cautious and fearful
发现薇趋势/超商换血 预示就业市场永久性变迁
fā xiàn 薇 qū shì chāo shāng huàn xiě yù shì jiù yè shì chǎng yǒng jiǔ xìng biàn qiān
Discover the trend of Wei Trend/Supermarket exchange indicates permanent changes in the job market
世界人口有上升的趋势。
Shìjiè rénkǒu yǒu shàngshēng de qūshì.
The world's population tends to increase.
人们趋向于带着偏见看待他人。
Rénmen qūxiàng yú dài zhe piānjiàn kàndài tārén.
People tend to look at others with bias.
她很了解最新的时尚趋势。
Tā hěn liǎojiě zuì xīn de shíshàng qūshì.
She knows a lot about the latest fashions.
Character Family
走 Radical Family — Characters sharing the walk radical
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