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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 驾驶

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
驾驶 jià shǐ - to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
- driver; pilot; captain

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 5 2,537 3,418 5,216

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jià- surname Jia
jià- 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])
shǐ- (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed
- (of a vehicle) to run; to go
- (of a boat) to sail

Other Words Containing 驾驶

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
驾驶 5 5 2,537 3,418 5,216
驾驶员 - - 8,996 5,768 11,248
驾驶舱 - - 13,028 32,199 44,711
驾驶证 - - 18,899 16,478 24,321
驾驶室 - - 20,833 18,481 35,579