驾 jià to drive
to drive; to ride; to sail
How to remember 驾: 加 add + 马 horse = to drive. Uncle keeps trying to add a horse trek to every family holiday, because he lives to drive and never to sit still.
Component breakdown
驾 = 加 add + 马 horse
- 加 add
- 力 power
- 口 mouth
- 马 horse
Uncle keeps trying to add a horse trek to every family holiday, because he lives to drive and never to sit still.
How it is used
- 驾照 jiàzhào "driver's license" and 驾驶 jiàshǐ "to drive" (formal, any vehicle) are the everyday-useful compounds.
- 劳驾 láojià is a set polite phrase meaning "excuse me, could you..." used when asking a stranger for a small favor, like to move aside.
- 驾驭 jiàyù extends figuratively to "master/control" something intangible: 驾驭语言 (jiàyù yǔyán) "to master a language."