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开车 (kāi chē) — how to say "drive a car" in Chinese
Measure word: 辆 (liàng)
开车
Drive a car
verb
Character composition
开
open; drive
车
car
Radicals / Keys
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
車
Cart
#159 · chē · 7 strokes
Collocations
开车上班
kāi chē shàng bān
drive to work
开车回家
kāi chē huí jiā
drive home
会开车
huì kāi chē
can drive
Examples
他每天开车去上班。
He drives to work every day.
他每天开车上班。
He drives to work every day.
Mnemonic
[kāi chē-] Kai Che, a dog driver, opens the door every morning and hops behind the wheel 🚗. He drives his car to the market for bones, barking: «Kai! Che!» That's how you remember: 开车 means to drive a car.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "drive a car" in Chinese?
"drive a car" in Chinese is 开车 (kāi chē).
What does 开车 mean in English?
开车 (kāi chē) means "Drive a car".
How is 开车 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi chē (written as kai che, kaiche). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "drive a car" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开车.
What HSK 3.0 level is 开车?
开车 is on the HSK 3.0 level 1 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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