Chinese word dictionary

驾崩

jià bēng · (of an emperor) to pass away

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Word information

Simplified驾崩

Traditional駕崩

Pinyinjià bēng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

驾jià

to drive, to ride, to sail; carriage, cart

崩bēng

to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise

How to learn 驾崩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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驾驶jiàshǐ

to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain

驾照jiàzhào

driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照[jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4])

崩溃bēngkuì

to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart

驾jià

surname Jia; to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2])

驾驭jiàyù

to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate

劳驾láojià

excuse me