in English

jià verb, measure word
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])

How it used to be written

These are the forms of 駕, the traditional character: 驾 is a twentieth-century simplification, found in no ancient corpus.

  • Warring States script: 駕 Warring States script 春秋晚期或戰國早期.晉
  • Clerical script: 駕 Clerical script 東漢
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Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 他全速驾驶着。

    He is driving at top speed.

  • 他比任何人用更短的时间拿到驾照。

    He got his driving licence in less time than anyone.

  • 你会驾车吗?

    Can you drive a car?

  • 你要拿驾照还太年轻了。

    You're still too young to get a driver's license.

  • 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.

  • 劳驾,来一杯咖啡。

    Could I have a cup of coffee?

  • 喝醉的驾驶员对车祸有责任。

    A drunk driver was responsible for the car accident.

  • 她没到拿驾照的年龄。

    She's not old enough to get a driver's license.

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