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代駕

简代驾 · 繁代駕

Mandarin · pinyin dài jià

to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛 dài lǐ jià shǐ)
substitute driver (abbr. for 代駕司機 dài jià sī jī)

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代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
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驾: jià · to drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage

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4–4 · dai4 jia4

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verb

(intransitive) to drive on behalf of another person

noun

(countable) person who makes money by driving others' cars for a fee (Classifier: 名 m; 個／个 m)

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