驾驶 meaning in English
to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain
Meaning of 驾驶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
- driver; pilot; captain
How to use 驾驶
驾驶 is a more formal word than 开 (kāi) and appears in rules, news, and official contexts, often with vehicles, ships, or planes. It also forms compounds like 驾驶员 (jiàshǐyuán, driver or pilot) and 驾驶执照 (jiàshǐ zhízhào, driver's license). Example: 酒后不要驾驶。 (Jiǔ hòu bú yào jiàshǐ.) Do not drive after drinking.
Both characters contain 马 (mǎ, horse), because long before cars people drove horses. Picture yourself holding the reins of a horse that has become a car, and you have 驾驶 (jiàshǐ), to drive or pilot.
Common mistake: Learners often write 驶 (shǐ) with the wrong right side, confusing it with 使 (shǐ, to make or use), which has the person radical 亻 instead of 马. Remember that 驶 always takes the horse radical because it is about moving a vehicle.
驾驶 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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驾 jià · to harness · 8 strokes
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驶 shǐ · to drive · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 驾驶.
| 驾照 | jiàzhào | driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照[jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4]) |
| 行驶 | xíngshǐ | to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) |
| 驾车 | jià chē | to drive a vehicle |
| 驾驭 | jiàyù | to urge on (of horse); to drive |
| 驾驶员 | jiàshǐyuán | pilot; driver |
| 劳驾 | láojià | excuse me |
| 驾驶舱 | jiàshǐcāng | cockpit; control cabin |
| 驶向 | shǐxiàng | (of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of |
| 大驾光临 | dàjiàguānglín | we are honored by your presence |
| 驾驶室 | jiàshǐshì | cab (of a locomotive, truck etc); driver's compartment; wheelhouse |
| 副驾驶 | fùjiàshǐ | copilot; co-driver (abbr. for 副駕駛員|副驾驶员[fu4 jia4 shi3 yuan2]); front passenger seat (abbr. |
| 驾驶执照 | jiàshǐzhízhào | driver's license |
Questions about 驾驶
What does 驾驶 mean?
驾驶 (jiàshǐ) means "to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 驾驶?
驾驶 is made of 2 characters: 驾 (8 strokes), 驶 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 驾驶 an HSK word?
Yes. 驾驶 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 驾驶 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 驾驶 is written 駕駛.
What is the difference between 驾驶 and 开车?
开车 (kāichē) is the everyday spoken way to say drive a car. 驾驶 sounds formal and written, and it can also be used for planes and ships, as in 驾驶飞机 (jiàshǐ fēijī, to fly a plane).
Is 驾 in 劳驾 related to driving?
劳驾 (láojià) means excuse me or may I trouble you, and in that phrase 驾 is a polite word referring to the other person, not driving. The shared character 驾 comes from the idea of a carriage, which is why it shows up in both words.