Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to drive; to draw; to harness; to mount

Chinese: 驾驶,也作敬辞。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jia” becomes a different word in each tone. 驾 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 驾驶jià shǐto drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot
  • 驾照jià zhàodriver's license
  • 劳驾láo jiàexcuse me
  • 驾车jià chēto drive a vehicle
  • 驾驭jià yùto urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle

Example Sentence

他正在学习驾驶汽车。Tā zhèng zài xué xí jià shǐ qì chē.He is learning to drive a car.

hezhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiat学习xué xíto learn驾驶jià shǐdriver汽车qì chēcar