qūgǎn

驱赶

Word · VerbTraditional驅趕

drive (cart/animal); drive away

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to drive (a vehicle pulled by animals); to herd (animals)

Used for driving carts, horse-drawn vehicles, or herding livestock toward a destination.

Mù牧
mín民
qū驱
gǎn赶
zhe着
yáng羊
qún群
qù去
cǎo草
chǎng场
 。

The herder drove the flock of sheep to the grassland.

Tā他
qū驱
gǎn赶
mǎ马
chē车
zǒu走
zài在
xiāng乡
jiān间
xiǎo小
lù路
shàng上
 。

He drove the horse cart along the country path.

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Nóng农
mín民
qū驱
gǎn赶
niú牛
chē车
qù去
jí集
shì市
mài卖
cài菜
 。

The farmer drove the ox cart to the market to sell vegetables.

2.

verb

to drive away; to expel; to chase away

Used for driving away animals, insects, or dispersing people from a location.

Wǒ我
men们
zài在
yě野
cān餐
shí时
yào要
qū驱
gǎn赶
wén蚊
zi子
 。

We need to drive away mosquitoes when having a picnic.

Tā他
huī挥
shǒu手
qū驱
gǎn赶
shēn身
biān边
de的
cāng苍
ying蝇
 。

He waved his hand to drive away the flies around him.

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Bǎo保
ān安
qū驱
gǎn赶
le了
jù聚
jí集
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
de的
rén人
qún群
 。

The security guard dispersed the crowd gathered at the entrance.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
pēn喷
wù雾
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
qū驱
gǎn赶
zhāng蟑
láng螂
 。

This spray can be used to drive away cockroaches.