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Chinese
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to hasten; to hurry; walk fast
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's; him/her/it; this
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to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if
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tame duck
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trad. (趨之若鶩)
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趨
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之
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若
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鶩
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simp. (趋之若鹜)
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趋
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之
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若
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鹜
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Pronunciation
Idiom
趨之若鶩
- (figurative, derogatory) to go after something like a flock of ducks; to scramble for something
高棟飛甍,櫛比相望,閩、粵商人趨之若鶩。
高栋飞甍,栉比相望,闽、粤商人趋之若鹜。 - From: 17th-18th century, History of Ming
- Gāo dòng fēi méng, zhìbǐ xiàngwàng, Mǐn, Yuè shāngrén qūzhīruòwù.
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白雲觀就是他納賄的機關,高道士就是他作惡的心腹,京外的官員,那個不趨之若鶩呢?
白云观就是他纳贿的机关,高道士就是他作恶的心腹,京外的官员,那个不趋之若鹜呢? - From: 《孽海花》第二七回
- Báiyúnguān jiùshì tā nàhuì de jīguān, Gāo dàoshì jiùshì tā zuò'è de xīnfù, jīng wài de guānyuán, nǎge bù qūzhīruòwù ne?
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2025 June 20, Meaghan Tobin, “中國企業迫切尋找新市場,押注巴西 ”, in The New York Times:
這個有2億多人口的拉美最大經濟體令中國快遞和網約車公司趨之若鶩,這些公司希望出口其極限壓榨成本的商業模式。
这个有2亿多人口的拉美最大经济体令中国快递和网约车公司趋之若鹜,这些公司希望出口其极限压榨成本的商业模式。 - Zhège yǒu 2 yì duō rénkǒu de lāměi zuìdà jīngjìtǐ lìng Zhōngguó kuàidì hé wǎngyuēchē gōngsī qūzhīruòwù, zhèxiē gōngsī xīwàng chūkǒu qí jíxiàn yāzhà chéngběn de shāngyè móshì.
- Latin America’s largest economy, with a population of more than 200 million people, is a beacon for China’s delivery and ride-hailing companies looking to export their ruthlessly low-cost business models.
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