How to say “drive” in Chinese
drive, operate (a vehicle)
“Drive” in Chinese is 驾驶, jià shǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
驾驶 is read jià shǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 马 “horse”; on top, 加 jiā hints at the sound: harnessing a horse.
On the left, 马 “horse”: originally, to gallop fast. On the right, 史 shǐ hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “驾驶”.
More words from the lesson “Behind the wheel”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “drive” in Chinese?
“Drive” in Chinese is 驾驶, pinyin jiàshǐ.
What does 驾驶 mean?
驾驶 (jiàshǐ) means “drive, operate (a vehicle)”.
How do you write 驾驶?
驾驶 is 2 characters: 驾 (jià) — drive (a cart); 驶 (shǐ) — drive (a vehicle). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 驾驶?
驾驶 is read jiàshǐ. Tones: jià — fourth tone, shǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“drive” in the lesson “Behind the wheel”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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