HSK 6 · Society

驱逐 qūzhú “to expel” in Chinese

Traditional 驅逐

What 驱逐 means

  1. to expel
  2. to drive out
  3. to deport
  4. banishment

How to say 驱逐

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale驱qū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale逐zhú2nd tone, rising

驱逐 in a sentence

  1. 点蚊香可以驱逐蚊子。

    Diǎn wénxiāng kěyǐ qūzhú wénzi.

    Burning mosquito coils keeps mosquitoes away.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 比赛中他因为犯规被驱逐出场。

    Bǐsài zhōng tā yīnwèi fànguī bèi qūzhú chūchǎng.

    He was sent off for a foul during the match.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 驱逐 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 驱 (qū) with each of its parts in a different colour
驱qūto expel
  • 马horse · mǎMeaning part
  • 区area · qūSound part

马 hints at the meaning (horse); 区 (qū) hints at the sound. Compare it with qū.

The character 逐 (zhú) with each of its parts in a different colour
逐zhúto pursue; to chase; to drive away
  • 豕pig · shǐSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 豕 (shǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhú.

How to write 驱逐

驱 7 strokes · 逐 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

驱逐 (qūzhú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 驱逐 (qūzhú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 驱逐

Words with 逐

逐渐zhújiàn · gradually逐步zhúbù · progressively逐年zhúnián · year after year

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FAQs

驱逐 (qūzhú) means “to expel” or “to drive out”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qūzhú: qū with a 1st tone, then zhú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 驱逐 is written 驅逐. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type quzhu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 驱逐 from the suggestions. Typing quzhu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
驱逐 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.