驶
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shǐ · to drive, to pilot, to ride

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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马Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 驶

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shǐWords pronounced shǐ
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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
Xiǎo xīn bú yào zài dān hángdào nì xiàng xíng shǐ.小心不要在单行道逆向行驶。

Be careful not to drive the wrong way on a one-way street.

Source: Tatoeba #787558 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chuán shǐ rù le gǎng kǒu.船驶入了港口。

The ship was piloted into port.

Source: Tatoeba #13109446 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qì dí shēng xiǎng qǐ, chuán kāi shǐ màn màn dì shǐ lí gǎng kǒu.汽笛声响起,船开始慢慢地驶离港口。

A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

Source: Tatoeba #332689 · 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
Nǐ hái méi dào kě yǐ ná jià shǐ zhí zhào de nián líng.你还没到可以拿驾驶执照的年龄。

You're not old enough to get a driver's license.

Source: Tatoeba #4463268 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 驶 in context

  1. Say shǐ, then recall the core meaning: to drive, to pilot, to ride.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right 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 驶 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.