qū​qiǎn

to order about

  • created reference approved 驱遣/驅遣 → 驱使/驅使 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    驱遣 / 驅遣 qū​qiǎn

    驱使 / 驅使 qū​shǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 驱遣/驅遣 · qū​qiǎn · to order about — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    驱遣 / 驅遣

    qū​qiǎn

    to order about

    to order someone about; to drive or dispatch someone to do something

    驱 (literal) → 驱/驅 · qū · to drive 遣 (literal) → 遣 · qiǎn · to send

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 驱遣/驅遣 · qū​qiǎn · to drive away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    驱遣 / 驅遣

    qū​qiǎn

    to drive away

    to drive away; to expel (e.g. vagrants or pests)

    驱 (literal) → 驱/驅 · qū · to expel 遣 (literal) → 遣 · qiǎn · to dispel

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 驱遣/驅遣 · qū​qiǎn · to manipulate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    驱遣 / 驅遣

    qū​qiǎn

    to manipulate

    to use or manipulate language or words skillfully; to arrange literary materials

    驱 (literal) → 驱/驅 · qū · to compel 遣 (literal) → 遣 · qiǎn · to use

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 驱遣/驅遣 · qū​qiǎn · to dispel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    驱遣 / 驅遣

    qū​qiǎn

    to dispel

    to eliminate or get rid of a certain mood or feeling (e.g. melancholy or sorrow)

    驱 (literal) → 驱/驅 · qū · to expel 遣 (literal) → 遣 · qiǎn · to dispel

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense