驶 (shǐ): (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast, to speed, (of a vehicle) to run, to go, (of a boat) to sail
驶 (shǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 史 (phonetic). It ranks #1510 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 驶 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast
- to speed
- (of a vehicle) to run
- to go
- (of a boat) to sail
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 驶
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 驾驶verb | jià shǐ | to drive (vehicle) | 5 |
| 行驶verb | xíng shǐ | to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驾驶员noun | jià shǐ yuán | pilot |
| 驾驶舱noun | jià shǐ cāng | cockpit |
| 驾驶证noun | jià shǐ zhèng | driver's license |
| 驾驶室noun | jià shǐ shì | cab (of a locomotive, truck etc) |
| 驶向 | shǐ xiàng | (of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of |
| 驶入 | shǐ rù | (of a car, ship, train etc) to enter |
| 驶离 | shǐ lí | to steer (the plane) away from |
| 驶往 | shǐ wǎng | (of a vehicle, boat etc) to travel to |
| 驶出 | shǐ chū | to leave port |
| 疾驶 | jí shǐ | (of a vehicle) to travel at high speed |
| 行驶证 | xíng shǐ zhèng | vehicle registration certificate |
| 无人驾驶noun | wú rén jià shǐ | unmanned |
| 禁止驶入 | jìn zhǐ shǐ rù | Do not enter! (road sign) |
| 酒后驾驶noun | jiǔ hòu jià shǐ | driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) |
| 驶流 | shǐ liú | swiftly flowing |
驶 appears in 27 compound words: 22 as the first character, 37 as the last, and 41 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 驶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这个驶字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě shǐ zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "驶" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
...it 与 Mobileye 宣布在自动驾驶解决方案领域开展合作
. . . i t yǔ M o b i l e y e xuān bù zài zì dòng jià shǐ jiě jué fāng àn lǐng yù kāi zhǎn gě zuò
... it and Mobileye have announced a collaboration in the field of autonomous driving solutions
军车撞死母女! 驾驶兵背锅判刑10个月
jūn chē zhuàng sǐ mǔ nǚ ! jià shǐ bīng bèi guō pàn xíng 1 0 gè yuè
The military vehicle hit the mother and daughter to death! The driver was sentenced to 10 months in prison
国3龙井段惊魂!驾驶分心追撞缓撞车 车流回堵2公里
guó 3 lóng jǐng duàn jīng hún ! jià shǐ fēn xīn zhuī zhuàng huǎn zhuàng chē chē liú huí dǔ 2 gōng lǐ
National 3 Longjing section is horror! The driver was distracted and slowed down the collision, and the traffic flow was blocked for 2 kilometers
商业船舶正从全球各地驶往伊朗港口
shāng yè chuán bó zhèng cóng quán qiú gè dì shǐ wǎng yī lǎng gǎng kǒu
Commercial ships are sailing from all over the world to Iranian ports
台中公车驶入校园+1 “282绕”停靠雾峰国中
tái zhōng gōng chē shǐ rù jiào yuán 1 2 8 2 rào tíng kào wù fēng guó zhōng
Taichung bus drove into the campus +1 "282 rounds" and stopped at Wufeng Junior High School
汤姆因无证驾驶而被逮捕。
Tāngmǔ yīn wú zhèng jiàshǐ ér bèi dàibǔ.
Tom was arrested for driving without a licence.
司机被控超速驾驶。
Sījī bèikòng chāosù jiàshǐ.
The driver was charged with speeding.
喝醉的驾驶员对车祸有责任。
Hēzuì de jiàshǐyuán duì chēhuò yǒuzérèn.
A drunk driver was responsible for the car accident.
警察因酒后驾驶逮捕了他。
Jǐngchá yīn jiǔhòujiàshǐ dàibǔ le tā.
The policeman arrested him for drunken driving.
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