驾照 jiàzhào driver's license (short for 驾驶执照)
How to remember 驾照: 驾 to drive + 照 shine = driver's license (short for 驾驶执照).
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How it is used
- Driver's license (short for 驾驶执照) - 考驾照 (kǎo jiàzhào) take the driving test / get a license; 拿到驾照 (nádào jiàzhào) get one's license.
- Everyday colloquial term for the license document. The formal full form is 驾驶执照 (jiàshǐ zhízhào).
Example sentences
- 她没有驾照。 Tā méiyǒu jiàzhào.She doesn't have a driver's license.
- 你要拿驾照还太年轻了。 Nǐ yào ná jiàzhào hái tài niánqīng le.You're still too young to get a driver's license.
- 我想您要拿到驾照根本不难。 Wǒ xiǎng nín yào nádào jiàzhào gēnběn bùnán.I think you'll have very little difficulty in getting a driver's license.