醉驾

醉駕

zuìjià

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

喝酒不开车，开车不喝酒，拒绝醉驾。

Hējiǔ bù kāichē, kāichē bù hējiǔ, jùjué zuìjià.

If you drink, don't drive; if you drive, don't drink. Say no to drunk driving.

HSK 7-9

醉驾会被吊销驾照并追究刑事责任。

Zuìjià huì bèi diàoxiāo jiàzhào bìng zhuījiū xíngshì zérèn.

Drunk driving results in license revocation and criminal prosecution.

Tips

mistakes

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 危险驾驶罪). Don't use the two interchangeably in formal contexts.

Stroke Order

醉 zuì

驾 jià