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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
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What makes people do things

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)上(shàng)说(shuō)：好奇心(hàoqíxīn)驱使(qūshǐ)人(rén)进步(jìnbù)。

    This book says curiosity drives people to improve.

  2. Dengdeng

    驱使(qūshǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does drive mean?

  3. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)让(ràng)人(rén)一定(yīdìng)想(xiǎng)去(qù)做(zuò)。

    It means making people really want to do something.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)懂(dǒng)了(le)。昨晚(zuówǎn)好奇心(hàoqíxīn)驱使(qūshǐ)我(wǒ)打开(dǎkāi)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)盒子(hézi)。

    I get it. Last night curiosity drove me to open a box.

  5. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What was inside?

  6. Dengdeng

    一(yī)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)，上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)着(zhe)：别(bié)开(kāi)！

    A piece of paper that said: don't open!

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In a sentence

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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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