驱使

qū shǐ · qu shi

Traditional 驅使

Meaning

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  1. to urge
  2. to prompt
  3. to spur on
  4. to order sb about

In a sentence

2 examples
01

好(hào)奇(qí)心(xīn)驱(qū)使(shǐ)他(tā)打(dǎ)开(kāi)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)盒(hé)子(zi)。

Curiosity drove him to open that box.

02

他(tā)常(cháng)驱(qū)使(shǐ)下(xià)属(shǔ)做(zuò)私(sī)事(shì),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)很(hěn)不(bù)满(mǎn)。

He often orders his subordinates to do personal errands, and everyone is very dissatisfied.

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