行驶 xíngshǐ to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
How to remember 行驶: 行 go + 驶 to drive = to travel along a route (of vehicles etc).
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How it is used
- (Of a vehicle) to travel along a route - 汽车在高速上行驶 (qìchē zài gāosù shàng xíngshǐ) the car travels on the expressway.
- Reserved for vehicles/vessels in motion, not people; people 走 or 行走, cars 行驶.
- Formal, common in traffic rules and reports (安全行驶).
Example sentences
- 小心不要在单行道逆向行驶。 Xiǎoxīn búyào zài dānxíngdào nìxiàngxíngshǐ.Be careful not to drive the wrong way on a one-way street.