to banish; to exile; to expel
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to banish; to exile; to expel
formalA formal, historical term for a punishment in which a convicted person is sent away to a remote frontier or distant place. Now used metaphorically for forceful exclusion or ostracism.
Guó国
wáng王
jiāng将
tā他
fàng放
zhú逐
dào到
le了
huāng荒
dǎo岛
。
The king banished him to a desolate island.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
fàng放
zhú逐
shì是
jǐn仅
cì次
yú于
sǐ死
xíng刑
de的
yán严
lì厉
xíng刑
fá罚
。
In ancient times, banishment was a severe punishment second only to the death penalty.
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Tā他
yīn因
zhèng政
jiàn见
bù不
tóng同
ér而
bèi被
fàng放
zhú逐
chū出
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guó国
jiā家
。
He was exiled from his own country due to differing political views.
Shī诗
rén人
yīn因
wèi为
chù触
nù怒
quán权
guì贵
zāo遭
dào到
fàng放
zhú逐
。
The poet was banished for offending the powerful.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
pái排
chì斥
wú无
yì异
yú于
jiāng将
rén人
cóng从
jí集
tǐ体
zhōng中
fàng放
zhú逐
chū出
qù去
。
This kind of ostracism is tantamount to expelling a person from the collective.