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驱

qū

HSK 6 Character Traditional 驅

What 驱 means

1. to expel
2. to urge on
3. to drive
4. to run quickly

Other readings

驱 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qūvariant of {驱|qū}
• qūold variant of {驱|qū}

Example sentences

• 警察驱散了这场斗殴。
  Jǐngchá qūsàn le zhè chǎng dòu'ōu.
  The police broke up the fight.
• 这辆车靠天然气驱动。
  Zhè liàng chē kào tiānránqì qūdòng.
  This car runs on natural gas.
• 广场的暴徒被强制驱离。
  Guǎngchǎng de bàotú bèi qiángzhì qūlí.
  The rioters were forcibly removed from the plaza.
• 许多犹太人被德国人驱逐。
  Xǔduō Yóutàirén bèi Déguórén qūzhú.
  Many Jews were expelled by the Germans.
• 雪松的气味可以驱赶飞蛾。
  The scent of cedar repels moths.
• 我们也得时不时替她驱除邪眼。
  We also have to cast off the evil eye from her every so often.

Words starting with 驱

• 驱逐qū zhúto expel; to deport; banishment
• 驱动qū dòngto drive; to propel; drive (vehicle wheel)
• 驱车qū chēto go by car (as driver or passenger)
• 驱使qū shǐto urge; to prompt; to spur on
• 驱赶qū gǎnto drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away
• 驱散qū sànto disperse (a crowd etc); (fig.) to dispel (misgivings etc)
• 驱动器qū dòng qìdrive
• 驱除qū chúto drive off; to dispel; to expel
• 驱逐舰qū zhú jiàndestroyer (warship)
• 驱力qū lì(psychological) driving force; drive
• 驱病qū bìngwards off disease
• 驱策qū cèto urge (sb to do do sth); to drive (sb to take an action)
• 驱走qū zǒuto drive away
• 驱离qū líto drive away; to dispel
• 驱动力qū dòng lìdriving force
• 驱动轮qū dòng lúndrive wheel
• 驱逐令qū zhú lìngbanishment order; expulsion warrant
• 驱动程序qū dòng chéng xùdevice driver (computing software)
• 驱逐出境qū zhú chū jìngto deport; to expel
• 驱魔qū móto drive out devils; to exorcise
• 驱魔赶鬼qū mó gǎn guǐto exorcise; to drive out evil spirits
• 驱役qū yìto order (sb) about; (by extension) to put to use
• 驱虫qū chóngto repel insects; to deworm
• 驱邪qū xiéto drive out devils; exorcism

Words containing 驱

• 先驱xiān qūto pioneer; pioneer; trailblazer
• 并驾齐驱bìng jià qí qū(idiom) to run neck and neck; to keep pace with; to keep abreast of…
• 长驱直入cháng qū zhí rùto march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)…
• 先驱者xiān qū zhěpioneer; trailblazer
• 光驱guāng qūCD or DVD Drive; abbr. for 光盘驱动器
• 前驱qián qūprecursor; pioneer
• 全轮驱动quán lún qū dòngall-wheel drive
• 光盘驱动器guāng pán qū dòng qìCD or DVD drive; abbr. to 光驱
• 概念驱动加工gài niàn qū dòng jiā gōngconcept-driven processing
• 磁盘驱动器cí pán qū dòng qìdisk drive
• 劣币驱逐良币liè bì qū zhú liáng bìbad money drives out good money (economics)
• 四驱车sì qū chēfour-by-four (vehicle); 4x4
• 四轮驱动sì lún qū dòngfour-wheel drive
• 国际先驱论坛报Guó jì Xiān qū Lùn tán BàoInternational Herald Tribune

Characters built on 区

These share the phonetic component 区 (qū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 枢shū(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
• 躯qūhuman body
• 岖qūused in 崎岖
• 妪yùold woman; to brood over; to protect
• 伛yǔhunchbacked

Characters that look like 驱

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 拥yōngto hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around; to throng; to swarm
• 丽lìbeautiful
• 驼tuóhump or hunchbacked; camel
• 狙jūmacaque; to spy; to lie in ambush
• 轭èyoke
• 驸fùprince consort

Sounds the same

Read qū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 区area; region; district
• 趋to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast
• 屈bent; to feel wronged
• 曲bent; crooked; wrong
• 躯human body
• 岖used in 崎岖
• 祛sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away
• 蛆maggot
• 蛐used in 蛐蛐; used in 蛐蟮
• 呿to yawn
• 袪sleeve opening
• 黢black; dark