Chinese word

驱逐

Pronunciation

Pinyinqū zhú

Meaning

  • verbexpel

Example

他因为违反规定被驱逐出境。tā yīn wèi wéi fǎn guī dìng bèi qū zhú chū jìng

He was expelled from the country for breaking the rules.

Illustration for 驱逐 (expel)

More examples

那家公司通过解雇来驱逐异己。nà jiā gōng sī tōng guò jiě gù lái qū zhú yì jǐ

The company expels dissenters by firing them.

Core concept

Cut off a person's membership or presence by making them leave a community, institution, or territory.

Common phrases

  • 驱逐异己qū zhú yì jǐ

    expel dissidents

  • 驱逐出境qū zhú chū jìng

    expel from the country

Similar words

开除kāi chú: End a person's job or student status and remove them from the organization.
赶出gǎn chū: Make someone leave a place or group by force.
驱赶qū gǎn: Use force or a physical method to chase people or animals away.

Definition in Chinese

把某人从组织、团体或场所中除名或赶出，含有处罚和排斥的意味。bǎ mǒu rén cóng zǔ zhī tuán tǐ huò cháng suǒ zhōng chú míng huò gǎn chū hán yǒu chǔ fá hé pái chì de yì wèi

Word origin

驱 (qū, "drive") + 逐 (zhú, "pursue") combine the ideas of driving someone away and chasing them out.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb can sound formal and severe, so it fits institutional decisions, border controls, and other serious settings.

Other meanings

  • drive awayverb
  • banishverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 驱逐者qū zhú zhěexpellernoun

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