开车

kāi chē

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to drive a car

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

走路

zǒu lù

to walk

不驾驶车辆

Related words

2 items

骑车

qí chē

to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)

骑自行车或摩托车

坐车

zuò chē

to take the car, bus, train etc

作为乘客

Synonyms

1 item

驾驶

jià shǐ

to pilot (ship, airplane etc)

一般通用

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with vehicles: 开汽车 (drive a car), 开火车 (drive a train). Also used in 开车去 (drive to).

Common mistakes

Cannot be used with aircraft: say 驾驶飞机, not 开车飞机. Also, don't confuse with 开始 (kāishǐ).

Example Sentences

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他开车过于小心，所以很慢。

He drives too cautiously, so he is very slow.

他每天开车去上班。

He drives to work every day.

今天路况不好，开车小心。

The road conditions are bad today, drive carefully.

这条路很狭窄，开车要小心。

This road is very narrow, drive carefully.

这条路很曲折，开车要小心。

This road is very winding; drive carefully.

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Words Containing 开车

driver

motorists

Child Words of 开车

car

war chariot (archaic)

开

kāi

to open

开车