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驾
駕
jià
1. to harness
2. to draw (a cart etc)
3. to drive
4. to pilot
5. to sail
6. to ride
7. your good self
8. prefixed word denoting respect (polite [[敬辞]])
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

驾
jià
to drive, to ride, to sail; carriage, cart
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

保驾
bǎojià
escort the Emperor (also used jocularly)
候驾
hòujià
to await (your) gracious presence
凌驾
língjià
to be above
劳驾
láojià
excuse me
HSK 5
劝驾
quànjià
to persuade sb to accept job offer
大驾
dàjià
imperial chariot
尊驾
zūnjià
lit. your honored carriage
征驾
zhēngjià
horses and wagons for an expedition
晏驾
yànjià
to die (exclusively of the Emperor)
当驾
dāngjià
imperial driver
见驾
jiànjià
to have an audience (with the emperor)
车驾
jūjià
carriage
酒驾
jiǔjià
DWI
銮驾
luánjià
imperial chariot
驾崩
jiàbēng
death of king or emperor
驾御
jiàyù
variant of [[駕馭|驾驭<jiàyù>]]
驾校
jiàxiào
driving school
驾照
jiàzhào
driver's license
驾临
jiàlín
to grace sb with one's presence
驾艇
jiàtǐng
to sail

Alternate Entries

驾
Jià
surname Jia

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,566
Word Frequency Rank
2,777 of 84,292

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