Chinese word

跟踪

Pronunciation

Pinyingēn zōng

Meaning

  • verbfollow

Example

他偷偷跟踪她。tā tōu tōu gēn zōng tā

He secretly followed her.

Illustration for 跟踪 (follow)

More examples

这款应用可以防止他人跟踪你的位置信息。zhè kuǎn yìng yòng ké yǐ fáng zhǐ tā rén gēn zōng nǐ de wèi zhì xìn xī

This app can stop others from tracking your location information.

Core concept

Staying on someone's trail so their movements remain known, from footsteps behind them to a signal from a device.

Common phrases

  • 跟踪监视gēn zōng jiān shì

    tail and monitor

  • 跟踪目标gēn zōng mù biāo

    track a target

  • 跟踪行为gēn zōng xíng wéi

    tracking behavior

Similar words

追踪zhuī zōng: Following a person or object while investigating and recording its position or movements.
尾随wěi suí: Quietly going after someone from behind so that they do not notice.
跟随gēn suí: Going along with a person or group as they move.
跟着gēn zhe: Going along behind a person or thing in casual spoken language.

Definition in Chinese

通过跟随或监视来持续掌握某人的位置和动态，既可指现实尾随也可指技术监控。tōng guò gēn suí huò jiān shì lái chí xù zhǎng wò mǒu rén de wèi zhì hé dòng tài jì kě zhǐ xiàn shí wěi suí yě kě zhǐ jì shù jiān kòng

Word origin

跟踪 (gēnzōng, "to track") is built from 跟 (gēn, "follow") and 踪 (zōng, "trail or trace"), connecting a person's movements with the trail used to keep up with them.

Usage tips

  • In app and device contexts, 跟踪 (gēnzōng, "to track") can refer to location data rather than a person walking behind someone, so context distinguishes technical from personal use.

Other meanings

  • trackverb
  • chaseverb
  • monitorverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 跟踪软件gēn zōng ruǎn jiàntracking softwarenoun
  • 跟踪器gēn zōng qìtrackernoun

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