jià shǐ
drive; pilot; steer
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他正在驾驶一辆汽车。
tā zhèngzài jiàshǐ yī liàng qìchē.
He is driving a car.
她不会驾驶汽车。
tā bù huì jiàshǐ qìchē.
She doesn't know how to drive a car.
我正在学习驾驶汽车。
wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí jiàshǐ qìchē.
I am learning how to drive a car.
开车 (kāichē)
drive
驾驶 (jiàshǐ)
drive
步行 (bù xíng)
walk
乘坐 (chéng zuò)
ride
The Chinese word "驾驶" (jià shǐ) for "driving" is composed of two characters: "驾" (jià) and "驶" (shǐ). The character "驾" originally meant "to ride a horse" or "to control a horse-drawn carriage". It is composed of the radical "马" (mǎ), which means "horse", and the phonetic component "加" (jiā). The character "驶" originally meant "to sail a boat" or "to move forward". It is composed of the radical "舟" (zhōu), which means "boat", and the phonetic component "示" (shì). When combined, the two characters "驾" and "驶" form the word "驾驶", which means "to drive" or "to operate a vehicle".
