keoi1驅驱
Jyutpingkeoi1
Yalekēui
Definition
To expel or drive away; to force or compel.
- to expel; to drive away; to remove
- to force; to compel
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How it's used
Focus on the formal nature of this character, which is rarely used in casual spoken Cantonese compared to 趕走 or 踢走. It typically appears in legal, medical, or literary contexts, such as describing the expulsion of people from a location or the removal of physical symptoms like coldness or wind from the body.
Examples
He really wants to expel those bad elements from the territory.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this in daily conversation when you simply want to tell someone to leave, as it sounds overly dramatic or like a news report. Use 趕走 instead for everyday situations.
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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.
