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驱逐 (qū zhú) — to expel; to deport

Definition

驱逐 (qūzhú) means to forcibly drive someone out of a country or territory, with a formal, official tone. Heavier than 撵 (casual 'shoo away') and broader than 开除, which is for removing a member from a school or organization.

verb
to expelto deport

Examples

  • 驱逐。
    Zhèng fǔ jué dìng qū zhú suǒ yǒu fēi fǎ yí mín.
    The government decided to expel all illegal immigrants.
  • 驱逐。
    Tā yīn wèi fàn zuì bèi qū zhú chū zhè ge guó jiā.
    He was deported from this country for committing a crime.
  • 驱逐。
    Jūn duì chéng gōng qū zhú le rù qīn de dí rén.
    The army successfully expelled the invading enemies.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

驱qūdrive
逐zhúchase away

“驱” and “逐” both mean to drive or chase away, so together they express expelling someone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 驅; 驱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
區
區qū驅qū
Same sound today

The traditional form 驅 pairs 馬 (horse) with 區 as a sound part; simplified 驱 is a later shorthand.

Open 驱 →

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.

Open 逐 →
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