jià
yuán

technical
verb

Meaning of 驾辕

驾辕 means to pull a carriage; to be the shaft horse; to be the main force; to take the lead role; to bear primary responsibility. Pronounced jià yuán.

  • to pull a carriage; to be the shaft horse
  • to be the main force; to take the lead role; to bear primary responsibility

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
lǎo
qián
shì
zhuān
mén
jià
yuán
de
 

This old horse used to be specially trained to pull the carriage shafts.

Méi
yǒu
jià
yuán
de
 
zhè
liàng
chē
jiù
zǒu
liǎo
 

Without a horse in the shafts, this cart cannot move.