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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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