奋起直追 fènqǐzhízhuī to catch up vigorously Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 奋起 奮起 fènqǐ to rise up to rise up vigorously; to rouse oneself into action with great spirit or force直 zhí adverb directly directly; straight; without detour or intermediary追 zhuī verb to chase to chase; to pursue; to follow closely in order to catch up