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驾照

jiàzhào

driver's license

A driver holding a permit
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Characters in this word

驾 jià

Strokes
8
Radical
马 — horse
Made of
加 to add to, to increase, to augment 马 horse
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 驾

照 zhào

Strokes
13
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
昭 bright, luminous 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我有驾照。 Wǒ yǒu jiàzhào. I have a driver's license.
  • 他考驾照。 Tā kǎo jiàzhào. He is taking the driving test.
  • 驾照在包里。 Jiàzhào zài bāo lǐ. The license is in the bag.

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