驱赶 (qū gǎn) — to drive away, to expel, to banish; to drive (a vehicle or animal forward)
Definition
驱赶 covers both senses: physically herding animals/vehicles forward AND forcing people or pests to leave a place. The result-marker result complements (走, 出, 离开) are common when the focus is expulsion.
verb
to drive awayto expelto banishto drive (a vehicle or animal forward)
Examples
- 驱赶。Mù mín men yòng biān zi qū gǎn niú yáng wǎng cǎo chǎng zǒu.The herders used whips to drive the cattle and sheep toward the pasture.
- 驱赶。Jǐng chá qū gǎn le jù jí zài guǎng chǎng shàng de rén qún.The police dispersed the crowd gathered in the square.
- 驱赶。Tā yòng shù zhī qū gǎn zǒu dīng zài tuǐ shàng de wén zi.He used a twig to shoo away the mosquito biting his leg.
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