chase after transitive verb 1. [chase after somebody/something] (pursue) 追赶 zhuīgǎn 2. [chase after somebody] colloquial (make sexual advances to) 向…求爱 xiàng… qiú'ài he's been chasing after her for months 他已经追求她几个月了 3. [chase after something] (try to reach or obtain) 追求 zhuīqiú ‹target, title, money, job, success›