驱动

• Pinyin: qū dòng
• Hanzi breakdown: 驱 = 马 + 区 (drive/urge forward — a horse being spurred); 动 = 云 + 力 (move/motion — strength in action)

Meaning

To drive; to power; to motivate; to propel into action. As a noun in IT: a device driver.

Used both literally (a motor drives machinery) and figuratively (passion drives innovation). In computing, 驱动程序 (device driver) is a key term. Frequent in economics and technology discourse.

Examples

1. 技术创新是驱动经济持续增长的核心引擎。 Technological innovation is the core engine driving sustained economic growth.
2. 电动机通过精密的传动装置驱动整条生产线高速运转。 The motor, through a precision transmission system, drives the entire production line to run at high speed.
3. 安装驱动程序后，电脑才能正确识别并使用新购置的打印机。 After installing the driver, the computer can correctly recognize and use the newly purchased printer.

Usage Guide

Context: technology, economics, engineering, computing

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 强烈的求知欲与对未知领域的探索热情是驱动科学家不断深入研究的根本动力。(An intense thirst for knowledge and passion for exploring the unknown are the fundamental forces driving scientists to continuously deepen their research.)
• 人工智能技术正在驱动各行业发生深刻而广泛的结构性变革。(Artificial intelligence technology is driving profound and wide-ranging structural changes across industries.)

Don't Say

• 他驱动着汽车在市区穿行 — use 驾驶 for driving a vehicle; 驱动 focuses on powering or propelling a system, not the act of steering a car

Origin & History

驱 (drive/urge forward) + 动 (move/motion) — to drive into motion

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal