开
车

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The word "开车" is formed by combining the character "开", meaning "to open" or "to drive", with "车", meaning "vehicle". This creates a verb-object compound where "开" acts as the verb and "车" as the object, literally translating to "open vehicle" but idiomatically used to mean "drive a car", directly denoting the action of operating a vehicle.

Example Sentences Hide

他每天开车上班。

Tā měitiān kāi chē shàngbān.

He drives to work every day.

开车时请注意安全。

Kāi chē shí qǐng zhùyì ānquán.

Please pay attention to safety when driving.

我爸爸开车带我们去公园。

Wǒ bàba kāi chē dài wǒmen qù gōngyuán.

My dad drives us to the park.

如果你开车太快，可能会罚款。

Rúguǒ nǐ kāi chē tài kuài, kěnéng huì fákuǎn.

If you drive too fast, you might get a fine.

尽管天气不好，他仍然坚持开车回家。

Jǐnguǎn tiānqì bù hǎo, tā réngrán jiānchí kāi chē huí jiā.

Despite the bad weather, he still insisted on driving home.

Word Definition - 开车

kāi chē to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke

Individual Character Details

开 kāi
车 chē, chē, jū