qū
祛
dispel; remove; drive away
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to dispel; to remove; to drive away (pathogenic factors, heat, doubts, etc.)
Commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine and formal contexts to indicate removing pathogenic factors, summer heat, or mental doubts.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhōng中
yào药
néng能
qū祛
tán痰
zhǐ止
ké咳
。
This traditional Chinese medicine can dispel phlegm and stop coughing.
Hē喝
lǜ绿
dòu豆
tāng汤
kě可
yǐ以
qū祛
shǔ暑
jiàng降
wēn温
。
Drinking mung bean soup can relieve summer heat and lower body temperature.
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Shì事
shí实
shèng胜
yú于
xióng雄
biàn辩
，
zú足
yǐ以
qū祛
yí疑
。
Facts speak louder than words, sufficient to dispel doubts.