驾驶员 (jià shǐ yuán) — driver; pilot | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

driverpilot

Measure word · 位

Examples

驾驶员。
Zhè wèi jià shǐ yuán yǒu èr shí nián de jià shǐ jīng yàn.
This driver has twenty years of driving experience.
驾驶员。
Fēi jī jià shǐ yuán xū yào jīng guò yán gé de xùn liàn.
Pilots need to undergo strict training.
驾驶员。
Gōng jiāo chē jià shǐ yuán měi tiān dōu yào jiǎn chá chē liàng.
Bus drivers must inspect the vehicle every day.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

驾驶drive

驾jiàdrive驶shǐdrive

联合Coordinate

驾驶 means drive, and 员 gives the sense of person, so it is someone who drives.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駕; 驾 is its simplified writing.

加馬駕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎ

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā駕jià

Same sound today

In the traditional form 駕, 馬 relates to a horse, and 加 gives the sound; this story is about 駕, not the simplified 驾.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駛; 驶 is its simplified writing.

馬史駛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎ

Sound part声符shēngfú

史

史shǐ駛shǐ

Same sound today

The traditional form 駛 has 馬 as the meaning part and 史 as the sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

鼎鼎dǐngding

Sound part声符shēngfú

〇

〇líng員yuán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

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