驱动 qūdòng to drive
to drive; to propel; drive (vehicle wheel); drive mechanism (tape or disk); device driver (computing software)
How to remember 驱动: 驱 to spur a horse on + 动 move = to drive.
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How it is used
- To drive / power / propel - 由电力驱动 (yóu diànlì qūdòng) powered by electricity; also a computer 'driver' - 安装驱动 (ānzhuāng qūdòng) to install a driver.
- Both mechanical propulsion and, in tech, the device driver and 'X-driven' (数据驱动 data-driven).
- Register: engineering and computing.
Example sentences
- 这辆车靠天然气驱动。 Zhèliàng chēkào tiānránqì qūdòng.This car runs on natural gas.