fàng
zhú

formal
archaic
literary

Meaning of 放逐

放逐 means to banish; to exile; to expel. Pronounced fàng zhú.

  • to banish; to exile; to expel

Definitions & Examples

Guó
wáng
jiāng
fàng
zhú
dào
le
huāng
dǎo
 

The king banished him to a desolate island.

Zài
dài
 
fàng
zhú
shì
jǐn
xíng
de
yán
xíng
 

In ancient times, banishment was a severe punishment second only to the death penalty.

yīn
zhèng
jiàn
tóng
ér
bèi
fàng
zhú
chū
de
guó
jiā
 

He was exiled from his own country due to differing political views.

Shī
rén
yīn
wèi
chù
quán
guì
zāo
dào
fàng
zhú
 

The poet was banished for offending the powerful.

Zhè
zhǒng
pái
chì
jiāng
rén
cóng
zhōng
fàng
zhú
chū
 

This kind of ostracism is tantamount to expelling a person from the collective.