醉驾

醉駕
zuìjià
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to drive drunk
  2. 2 drunk driving (above the legal alcohol limit)

Examples

Zuìjià huì bèi diàoxiāo jiàzhào bìng zhuījiū xíngshì zérèn.
Drunk driving results in license revocation and criminal prosecution.
Hē jiǔ bù kāichē, kāichē bù hē jiǔ, jùjué zuìjià.
If you drink, don't drive; if you drive, don't drink. Say no to drunk driving.

Tips

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Legally distinct from 酒驾: in China, 酒驾 = blood alcohol 20-80 mg/100ml (administrative offense), 醉驾 = ≥80 mg/100ml (criminal offense since 2011 under 危险驾驶). Don't use the two interchangeably in formal contexts.

Stroke Order

zuì
jià