drive; compel; force
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to drive; to urge; to force; to compel
literaryTypically used in passive or formal contexts to indicate being driven by external forces, circumstances, or internal conscience. Often appears in literary or written Chinese.
Wéi为
liáng良
xīn心
suǒ所
qū驱
pò迫
，
tā他
zuì最
zhōng终
shuō说
chū出
le了
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
Driven by his conscience, he finally told the truth.
Zài在
xíng形
shì势
de的
qū驱
pò迫
xià下
，
gōng公
sī司
bù不
dé得
bù不
jìn进
xíng行
chóng重
zǔ组
。
Under the compulsion of circumstances, the company had to undergo restructuring.
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Tā他
bèi被
pín贫
kùn困
suǒ所
qū驱
pò迫
，
lí离
kāi开
le了
jiā家
xiāng乡
。
Driven by poverty, he left his hometown.