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驱使 (qū shǐ): To drive (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

驱使 consists of 2 characters.

驱 • qū • to drive, to expel

qū驱

to drive, to expel

使 • shǐ • to send (someone); cause • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

shǐ使

to send (someone); cause

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Pinyinqū shǐ

Meaningto drive; to impel

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

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Example Sentences with 驱使

hào好

qí奇

xīn心

qū驱

shǐ使

tā她

qù去

tàn探

suǒ索

nà那

ge个

dòng洞

xué穴

。

Curiosity drove her to explore that cave.

pín贫

kùn困

qū驱

shǐ使

xǔ许

duō多

rén人

lí离

kāi开

jiā

家

xiāng乡

xún寻

zhǎo找

gōng工

zuò作

。

Poverty drove many people to leave their hometowns to look for work.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 驱使.

Words with 驱

驱逐qū zhúdrive out; expel; banish
驱动qū dòngDrive / Propel
先驱xiān qūpioneer; forerunner
驱散qū sànto disperse; to dispel
驱蛔qūhuíexpel roundworms
驱赶qū gǎnto drive away; to expel
驱车qū chēdrive a vehicle
驱除qū chúto drive away, to eliminate

Words with 使

使用shǐ yònguse
使馆shǐ guǎnembassy; consulate
即使jí shǐeven if
大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy
使得

shǐ de

usable

促使cù shǐprecipitate; impel; to urge

使劲儿shǐ jìn erexert all one's strength

使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength