keoi1 dung6驅動驱动
Jyutpingkeoi1 dung6
Yalekēui duhng
Definition
To drive, power, or make something move.
neutraltechnologywork
How it's used
While often used in technical or formal contexts regarding machinery and software, it is increasingly common in business jargon to describe the forces behind a project or strategy. It carries a sense of active propulsion or enablement, distinguishing it from simple movement. Unlike everyday verbs for moving things, this implies an underlying mechanism or power source is at work.
Examples
What is this system powered by?
They used new technology to drive the whole project.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with common verbs like 推 or 郁, but those focus on physical pushing or general movement rather than the technical or systematic power source implied by 驅動.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
