(kāi chē) - drive a car in Mandarin
kāichēTraditional: 開車
HSK 3
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Translation
drive a car
Word origin
开车 means to drive a car. 开 (kāi) is to open or operate (from 開, hands unbarring a gate). 车 (chē) is a pictograph of a chariot or cart seen from above, simplified from 車.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 开 (kāi, to operate) + 车 (chē, vehicle)
Stroke order
开
车
Examples
。
He can drive a car.
。
Please drive carefully.
。
I drive to work.
。
He is driving to the airport.
雪。
Don't drive on snowy days.
开车 (kāi chē) means drive a car. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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