驱

qū

“To expel” in Chinese is 驱 (qū).

Other characters with the syllable qu: see all 11 →

Meaning

to expel
to urge on
to drive

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to run quickly
variant of 驅|驱[qu1]
old variant of 驅|驱[qu1]

Example

这辆车靠天然气驱动。

This car runs on natural gas.

From 驱动 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 驱

驱动qūdòngto driveHSK 7-9 驱逐qūzhúto expelHSK 7-9

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