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Using 驱逐 (qūzhú) to express expelling or deporting
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Structure
驱逐 + Object
Explanation
驱逐 means "to expel," "to deport," or "to drive out" and describes the forced removal of a person from a place or country. It is a formal verb commonly used in legal, political, and diplomatic contexts, as in 驱逐出境 (deport from the country).
Examples
那个国家驱逐了两名外国外交官。
Nàge guójiā qūzhúle liǎng míng wàiguó wàijiāoguān.
That country expelled two foreign diplomats.
法院下令将非法入境者驱逐出境。
Fǎyuàn xiàlìng jiāng fēifǎ rùjìngzhě qūzhú chūjìng.
The court ordered the deportation of illegal immigrants.
村民们合力把野猪从农田里驱逐了出去。
Cūnmínmen hélì bǎ yězhū cóng nóngtián lǐ qūzhúle chūqù.
The villagers worked together to drive the wild boar out of the farmland.