驱除

驅除

qūchú

verb #20,324

Meanings

1 to drive away
2 to expel
3 to rid of
4 to eliminate

Characters

to drive / to chase away

to remove / to eliminate

Examples

他们点燃蚊香来驱除蚊子。

Tāmen diǎnrán wénxiāng lái qūchú wénzi.

They lit mosquito coils to drive away the mosquitoes.

音乐可以驱除内心的烦恼。

Yīnyuè kěyǐ qūchú nèixīn de fánnǎo.

Music can drive away inner troubles.

Tips

usage

驱除 is used for physically driving away pests or figuratively eliminating negative things (worry, evil, disease). More forceful than 赶走 (to chase away).

Stroke Order

驱 qū

除 chú