撵

攆

niǎn

verb #14,125

Meanings

1 to expel
2 to oust
3 to chase after
4 to drive away

Characters

to chase; to expel

Examples

他被老板从公司撵出去了。

Tā bèi lǎobǎn cóng gōngsī niǎn chūqù le.

He was kicked out of the company by the boss.

快把那只猫撵走。

Kuài bǎ nà zhī māo niǎnzǒu.

Hurry up and chase that cat away.

Tips

register

撵 is colloquial/dialectal and sounds more blunt than 赶走 (gǎnzǒu). It's common in northern Chinese dialects.

Stroke Order

撵 niǎn