驱 (qū): to drive
驱 (qū) is a Chinese character meaning “to drive.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 区 (phonetic). It ranks #1501 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 驱 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- to drive
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驱逐verb | qū zhú | to expel |
| 驱使verb | qū shǐ | to urge |
| 驱动verb | qū dòng | to drive |
| 先驱noun | xiān qū | to pioneer |
| 驱散verb | qū sàn | to disperse (a crowd etc) |
| 驱车verb | qū chē | to go by car (as driver or passenger) |
| 驱赶verb | qū gǎn | to drive (vehicle) |
| 驱除verb | qū chú | to drive off |
| 驱逐舰noun | qū zhú jiàn | destroyer (warship) |
| 先驱者noun | xiān qū zhě | pioneer |
| 驱动器noun | qū dòng qì | drive |
| 并驾齐驱phrase | bìng jià qí qū | (idiom) to run neck and neck |
| 驱邪verb | qū xié | to drive out devils |
| 长驱直入phrase | cháng qū zhí rù | to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) |
| 驱动力noun | qū dòng lì | driving force |
驱 appears in 42 compound words: 67 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 驱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
这款汽车采用前驱设计，操控性很好。
Zhè kuǎn qìchē cǎiyòng qiánqū shèjì, cāokòng xìng hěn hǎo.
This car uses front-wheel drive design and has good handling.
...! 玻利维亚空难15死 目击者忙捡钱遭警驱离
. . . ! bō lì wéi yà kōng nán 1 5 sǐ mù jī zhě máng jiǎn qián zāo jǐng qū lí
...! 15 people died in a plane crash in Bolivia Witnesses were driven away by the police while picking up money
科技驱动 精准赋能 产融结合 渤海银行携手小鹏...
kē jì qū dòng jīng zhǔn fù néng chǎn róng jié gě 渤 hǎi yín háng xié shǒu xiǎo péng . . .
Technology-driven, precise empowerment, combination of industry and finance, Bohai Bank joins hands with Xiaopeng...
...齐喊多中国资产:A股步入“慢牛”新阶段 驱动逻辑转向获利成长
. . . qí hǎn duō zhōng guó zī chǎn : A gǔ bù rù màn niú xīn jiē duàn qū dòng luó jí zhuǎn xiàng huò lì chéng cháng
... Shouting more Chinese assets: A-shares have entered a new stage of "slow bull" to drive logic to profit growth
....7 亿美元收购 Wi-Fi 射频感测先驱 Origin Wireless,为智能...
. . . . 7 yì měi yuán shōu gòu W i F i shè pín gǎn cè xiān qū O r i g i n W i r e l e s s , wéi zhì néng . . .
.... $700 million acquisition of Wi-Fi RF sensing pioneer Origin Wireless, a smart...
首驱科技惊喜登场春晚,致力于诠释“智能出行”...
shǒu qū kē jì jīng xǐ dēng chǎng chūn wǎn , zhì lì yú 诠 shì zhì néng chū háng . . .
First drive technology surprise appearance in the Spring Festival Gala, dedicated to the interpretation of "intelligent mobility"...
广场的暴徒被强制驱离。
Guǎngchǎng de bàotú bèi qiángzhì qūlí.
The rioters were forcibly removed from the plaza.
警察驱散了这场斗殴。
Jǐngchá qūsàn le zhè chǎng dòu'ōu.
The police broke up the fight.
许多犹太人被德国人驱逐。
Xǔduō Yóutàirén bèi Déguórén qūzhú.
Many Jews were expelled by the Germans.
这辆车靠天然气驱动。
Zhè liàng chē kào tiānránqì qūdòng.
This car runs on natural gas.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 马 (horse) component
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