驾
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jià · to drive, to ride, to sail

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #4390
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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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马Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 驾

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jiàWords pronounced jià
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Example sentences

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Tā shì gè hǎo jià shǐ yuán.他是个好驾驶员。

He's a good driver.

Source: Tatoeba #3658547 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào ná jià zhào hái tài nián qīng le.你要拿驾照还太年轻了。

You're still too young to get a driver's license.

Source: Tatoeba #469328 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kě fǒu láo jià nǐ bāng wǒ gè máng?可否劳驾你帮我个忙?

Could you please do me a favor?

Source: Tatoeba #7774366 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù xí guàn cháng shí jiān jià chē.她不习惯长时间驾车。

She is not accustomed to driving for a long time.

Source: Tatoeba #2411907 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiǔ jià shì gè yán zhòng de wèn tí.酒驾是个严重的问题。

Drunk driving is a serious problem.

Source: Tatoeba #1438605 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiǎo xīn diǎn jià shǐ, bù rán nǐ jiù má fán le.小心点驾驶,不然你就麻烦了。

Drive carefully, or you'll run into trouble.

Source: Tatoeba #358181 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 驾 in context

  1. Say jià, then recall the core meaning: to drive, to ride, to sail.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 驾驶 (jià shǐ), meaning “to drive”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 驾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.