开车

kāi chē

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to drive a car

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 走路 zǒu lù 走路 zǒu lù to walk 不驾驶车辆: to walk

Related words

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• 骑车 qí chē 骑车 qí chē to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) 骑自行车或摩托车: to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
• 坐车 zuò chē 坐车 zuò chē to take the car, bus, train etc 作为乘客: to take the car, bus, train etc

Synonyms

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• 驾驶 jià shǐ 驾驶 jià shǐ to pilot (ship, airplane etc) 一般通用: to pilot (ship, airplane etc)

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

• 开车人 开车人 kāi chē rén: driver
• 开车族 开车族 kāi chē zú: motorists

Child Words of 开车

• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)
• 开 开 kāi: to open