驾驶 (jià shǐ) — to drive (a vehicle); to pilot (a ship or aircr… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

驾驶 is the formal verb 'to drive or pilot' a vehicle, ship, or aircraft — the person is called 飞行员 for aircraft. Compared to 行驶 (a vehicle traveling along a route), 驾驶 focuses on the person operating it.

verb

to drive (a vehicle)to pilot (a ship or aircraft)

Examples

驾驶。
Tā měi tiān jià shǐ gōng jiāo chē shàng bān.
He drives a bus to work every day.
驾驶。
Tā xué huì le jià shǐ fēi jī.
She learned to pilot an airplane.
驾驶。
jià shǐ Mó tuō chē qù lǚ xíng hěn fāng biàn.
It's very convenient to travel by motorcycle.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

驾驶 combines 驾 and 驶, both meaning to drive, to mean driving a vehicle.

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.

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