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驱邪

qū xié

2-character word Traditional 驅邪

What 驱邪 means

1. to drive out devils
2. exorcism

The characters in 驱邪

• 驱qūto expel; to urge on; to drive
• 邪xiédemonic; iniquitous; nefarious

Example sentences

• 孩子啊，不要试图窥探命运，它会导致崇拜与依赖；也不要占星问卜，不要四处施展那驱邪的法术；更不要去了解那种事，这一切都会引起人们狂热的依赖。
  My child, be not an observer of omens, since it leadeth to idolatry, nor a user of spells, nor an astrologer, nor a travelling purifier, nor wish to see these things, for from all these things idolatry ariseth.

Sounds the same

Read qū xié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 祛邪to exorcise; to drive away evil spirits