开车 meaning in English
to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
Meaning of 开车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to drive a car (or train etc)
- (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
How to use 开车
开车 is the everyday verb for driving, and it also works for operating trains and other vehicles. It is a verb plus object, so you can put things between the two parts, as in 开了两个小时车. Example: 我每天开车上班。(Wǒ měitiān kāichē shàngbān.) I drive to work every day.
开 (kāi) means to open or start, and 车 (chē) means vehicle, so 开车 is literally to start up a vehicle and get it moving. Picture yourself turning the key to open up the engine of a car.
Common mistake: Learners often use 驾驶 (jiàshǐ) in casual speech, but that sounds formal or technical, while 开车 is what people actually say. Also keep 车 in the first tone (chē), not the fourth.
开车 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 开车.
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 离开 | líkāi | to depart; to leave |
Questions about 开车
What does 开车 mean?
开车 (kāichē) means "to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke".
How do you write 开车?
开车 is made of 2 characters: 开 (4 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 开车 an HSK word?
Yes. 开车 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 开车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 开车 is written 開車.
What does 开车 mean in Chinese internet slang?
Online, 开车 can mean to post sexual content or to make a dirty joke, like 'the car is leaving' before something naughty. Context makes it clear, and in normal conversation it just means to drive.
How do I say 'drive someone somewhere' with 开车?
Use 开车送 plus a person, for example 我开车送你回家 (wǒ kāichē sòng nǐ huí jiā), I will drive you home. To say you are going somewhere by car, put 开车 before the verb of movement, as in 开车去北京.