qū​xié

to exorcise

qū​xié to exorcise · to eliminate bad influences

  1. to dispel
    (bound form) to drive away or remove (evil, calamity, disease, etc.), sometimes through sacrifice; to dispel
  2. xié adjectivenoun
    evil; demonic
    wicked; nefarious; heretical; (noun) evil spirits or disasters caused by them

qū​xié to expel pathogens

  1. to dispel
    (bound form) to drive away or remove (evil, calamity, disease, etc.), sometimes through sacrifice; to dispel
  2. harmful influences
    (bound form) in traditional Chinese medicine, external factors that cause disease, such as wind or cold