逐出 (zhú chū) — to drive out; to expel; to oust | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to drive outto expelto oust

Examples

逐出。
Zhèng fǔ bǎ fēi fǎ yí mín zhú chū le.
The government expelled the illegal immigrants.
逐出。
Tā yīn wèi wéi fǎn guī dìng bèi gōng sī zhú chū le.
He was expelled from the company for violating the rules.
逐出。
Zhè ge zǔ zhī zhú chū le suǒ yǒu bù zhōng chéng de chéng yuán.
This organization expelled all disloyal members.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

逐 (drive) + 出 (out) gives the sense of forcing someone out.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

辵辵chuòwalking
豕豕shǐpig

逐 joins 辵, shown as walking, with 豕, a pig, to picture someone chasing a pig.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

止止zhǐfoot
凵凵kǎncave

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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