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駕乘

简驾乘 · 繁駕乘

Mandarin · pinyin jià chéng

to drive (a car)
to fly (an aircraft)
to pilot (a boat)

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乘: chéng · ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
驾: jià · to drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage

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4–2 · jia4 cheng2

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