🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

驾驶课

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiàshǐ kè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Driving lesson/ˈdraɪ.vɪŋ ˈlɛs.ən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他每周日都要去上驾驶课。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A period of instruction in how to drive a motor vehicle, given by a qualified instructor.

    "She takes her driving lessons every Saturday morning to prepare for her test."
  2. 2

    Practical training sessions required to obtain a driver's license.

    "Completing twenty hours of professional driving lessons is mandatory in this state."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'driving', derived from the Old English 'drīfan' meaning to compel or urge forward, and 'lesson', derived from the Latin 'lectio' meaning a reading or instruction. Together as a compound phrase, it emerged in the early 20th century with the mass production and adoption of automobiles to describe structured instruction in operating a motor vehicle.

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