駛 (sai2 si2 | shi4 shi3) : sail (vessels); run; drive; pilot

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駛

sai2 si2

shi4 shi3

[1] [v] sail (vessels); run; drive; pilot (vehicles) [2] fast; quick; fleeting
[3] [粵]: [1] necessary ; need ; require [2] to spend | [Var.] 使

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#187)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

駛 / 驶

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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行駛 haang4 sai2 xing2 shi3 = to travel (esp. by land vehicle)

駕駛 gaa3 sai2 jia4 shi3 = to drive

駛入 sai2 jap6 = to drive or pull into (a lane, road, port, etc.)

不小心駕駛 bat1 siu2 sam1 gaa3 sai2 = careless driving

無人駕駛 mou4 jan4 gaa3 sai2 wu2 ren2 jia4 shi3 = unmanned; unpiloted

右座駕駛 jau6 zo6 gaa3 sai2 you4 zuo4 jia4shi3 = right-hand drive

左座駕駛 zo2 zo6 gaa3 sai2 zuo3 zuo4 jia4 shi3 = left-hand drive

駕駛人士 gaa3 sai2 jan4 si6 = motorist

駕駛學校 gaa3 sai2 hok6 haau6 = driving school

駕駛學院 gaa3 sai2 hok6 jyun6*2 = driving school
See all 19 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 駛

呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.

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Decimal representation of this word: 駛
Unicode code for this character: U+99db (off-site link)

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