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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 驱动

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
驱动 qū dòng - to drive
- to propel
- drive (vehicle wheel)
- drive mechanism (tape or disk)
- device driver (computing software)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 15,308 7,060 11,675

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- variant of 驅|驱[qu1]
- old variant of 驅|驱[qu1]
- to expel
- to urge on
- to drive
- to run quickly
dòng- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

Other Words Containing 驱动

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
驱动 - 8 15,308 7,060 11,675
驱动器 - - 28,716 36,509 69,415
驱动力 - - 40,622 33,060 41,058