凌驾

凌駕

língjià

verb #15,928

Meanings

没有人可以凌驾于法律之上。

Méiyǒu rén kěyǐ língjià yú fǎlǜ zhīshàng.

No one can place themselves above the law.

个人利益不能凌驾于集体利益之上。

Gèrén lìyì bùnéng língjià yú jítǐ lìyì zhīshàng.

Personal interests cannot override collective interests.

grammar

Almost always used with 于...之上: 凌驾于X之上 (to place oneself above X). This is a fixed pattern — dropping 于...之上 sounds incomplete.

memory

凌 (ice; to rise above) + 驾 (to drive; to ride) = to ride above. Imagine someone driving their chariot over others, looking down from above.

凌 líng

驾 jià