Usage note
驾照表示开车的证件。
jià zhào biǎo shì kāi chē de zhèng jiàn。
驾照 means a driver's license.
Context note
驾照常用于驾驶、考试和证件。
jià zhào cháng yòng yú jià shǐ 、 kǎo shì hé zhèng jiàn。
It is often used with driving, exams, and documents.
5 examples
他拿到了驾照。
tā ná dào le jià zhào。
He got a driver's license.
驾照要随身带。
jià zhào yào suí shēn dài。
You should carry your driver's license with you.
她在考驾照。
tā zài kǎo jià zhào。
She is taking the driver's license test.
没有驾照不能开车。
méi yǒu jià zhào bù néng kāi chē。
You cannot drive without a license.
请出示驾照。
qǐng chū shì jià zhào。
Please show your driver's license.
5 mini stories
老师说，学驾驶前要先了解驾照。
lǎo shī shuō， xué jià shǐ qián yào xiān liǎo jiě jià zhào。
The teacher said to understand the driver's license before learning to drive.
他终于考过了驾照。
tā zhōng yú kǎo guò le jià zhào。
He finally passed the driver's license test.
开车时要带上驾照。
kāi chē shí yào dài shàng jià zhào。
You should bring your driver's license when driving.
她把驾照放在钱包里。
tā bǎ jià zhào fàng zài qián bāo lǐ。
She put her driver's license in her wallet.
驾照是驾驶的重要证件。
jià zhào shì jià shǐ de zhòng yào zhèng jiàn。
A driver's license is an important document for driving.
Mini dialogue
爸爸的驾照
A
你爸爸有驾照吗？
Nǐ bàba yǒu jiàzhào ma?
Does your dad have a driver's license?
B
有，他的驾照就在车里。
Yǒu, tā de jiàzhào jiù zài chē lǐ.
Yes, his driver's license is in the car.
考驾照
A
我哥哥最近在考驾照。
Wǒ gēge zuìjìn zài kǎo jiàzhào.
My older brother is taking the driver's license test recently.
B
太好了，拿到驾照就能开车了。
Tài hǎo le, ná dào jiàzhào jiù néng kāichē le.
Great, once he gets his driver's license he can drive.
Related words and contrasts
related
开车
kāi chē
to drive a car
Action requiring a driver's license.
related
考试
kǎo shì
exam
Test needed to obtain the license.
similar
驾驶证
jià shǐ zhèng
driver's license (formal)
Formal term for driver's license.