The Chinese word 追随 (zhuīsuí) is a compound verb formed through the common morphological process of coordination, where two synonymous or semantically related characters are combined to create a more nuanced or emphatic meaning. The first character, 追 (zhuī), primarily means "to chase" or "to pursue", while the second, 随 (suí), means "to follow" or "to comply with". When paired, their meanings merge and reinforce each other, evolving beyond simple physical pursuit to convey the abstract sense of faithfully following a person, ideal, or course of action, often with connotations of loyalty, adherence, and active emulation. This pattern is typical in Chinese for forming expressive disyllabic words.