Chinese word

副驾驶

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù jià shǐ

Meaning

  • nounfront passenger seat

Example

你坐副驾驶吧。nǐ zuò fù jià shǐ ba

You can sit in the front passenger seat.

Illustration for 副驾驶 (front passenger seat)

More examples

请把副驾驶的安全带系好。qǐng bǎ fù jià shǐ de ān quán dài jì hǎo

Please fasten the front passenger seat belt.

Core concept

The front position beside the driver, including the seat and the person sitting there.

Common phrases

  • 坐在副驾驶上zuò zài fù jià shǐ shàng

    sit in the front passenger seat

  • 副驾驶的安全带fù jià shǐ de ān quán dài

    front passenger seat belt

Similar words

副驾fù jià: A conversational term for the front passenger seat beside the driver.
副驾驶座fù jià shǐ zuò: The front passenger seat beside the driver in a vehicle.
副驾驶位fù jià shǐ wèi: The seating position beside the driver inside a vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

通常指车辆中驾驶员旁边的前排座位，也可口语中指坐在该位置的人。tōng cháng zhǐ chē liàng zhōng jià shǐ yuán páng biān de qián pái zuò wèi yě kě kóu yǔ zhōng zhǐ zuò zài gāi wèi zhì de rén

Word origin

副驾驶 (fùjiàshǐ, "front passenger seat") combines 副 (fù, "secondary") + 驾驶 (jiàshǐ, "drive"), naming the position beside the driver and, in speech, the person in it.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun can refer to the passenger in the position as well as to the position itself, while English usually uses separate words for the place and the person.

Other meanings

  • co-pilotnoun

Opposites

  • 主驾驶zhǔ jià shǐdriver's seatnoun

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