驾车

駕車

jiàchē

verb HSK 7-9 #5,265

Meanings

1 to drive a vehicle
2 to drive

Characters

to drive; to harness

Examples

HSK 1

他驾车去了机场。

Tā jiàchē qù le jīchǎng.

He drove to the airport.

HSK 2

请不要酒后驾车。

Qǐng bùyào jiǔhòu jiàchē.

Please don't drink and drive.

Tips

usage

驾车 is more formal than 开车. 驾车 appears in official contexts like traffic signs and legal language (e.g., 醉酒驾车 drunk driving), while 开车 is the everyday word.

Stroke Order

驾 jià

车 chē