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开车 (kāi chē) — Chinese word meaning
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开车 (kāi chē) is a Chinese word: to drive. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 开车
动 dòng verb
to drive
我爸爸每天开车上班。
wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān
My dad drives to work every day.
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Word breakdown
开 kāi — to operate, to start
Words with this character (50)
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电影已经开始了。
diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le
The movie has already started.
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我们下周一开学。
wǒ men xià zhōu yī kāi xué
We start school next Monday.
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- 打 action prefix combining with 开 to form the compound verb
- 开 open; provides the core meaning of opening
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请打开门。
qǐng dǎ kāi mén
Please open the door.
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我们需要把这些书分开。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè xiē shū fēn kāi
We need to separate these books.
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经理正在开会，请稍等。
jīng lǐ zhèng zài kāi huì qǐng shāo děng
The manager is in a meeting, please wait a moment.
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她今天很开心。
tā jīn tiān hěn kāi xīn
She is very happy today.
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请先开机，等系统启动完成。
qǐng xiān kāi jī děng xì tǒng qǐ dòng wán chéng
Please turn on the device first and wait for the system to finish starting.
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春天到了，花园里的花都开花了。
chūn tiān dào le huā yuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi huā le
Spring has arrived, the flowers in the garden have all bloomed.
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他明天要离开这个城市。
tā míng tiān yào lí kāi zhè ge chéng shì
He will leave this city tomorrow.
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- 开 to start, to initiate (the action of joking)
- 玩 to play, fun (indicating non-serious activity)
- 笑 laughter, humor (completing the meaning of joking)
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我只是开玩笑，别当真。
wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào bié dàng zhēn
I'm just joking, don't take it seriously.
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公司明天召开重要会议。
gōng sī míng tiān zhào kāi zhòng yào huì yì
The company will hold an important meeting tomorrow.
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他展开了一幅美丽的画卷。
tā zhǎn kāi le yī fú měi lì de huà juǎn
He unfolded a beautiful scroll.
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这家餐厅下个月开业。
zhè jiā cān tīng xià gè yuè kāi yè
This restaurant will open for business next month.
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他们开发了一款新应用程序。
tā men kāi fā le yī kuǎn xīn yìng yòng chéng xù
They developed a new application.
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学校开展了环保活动。
xué xiào kāi zhǎn le huán bǎo huó dòng
The school carried out environmental protection activities.
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奥运会明天开幕。
ào yùn huì míng tiān kāi mù
The Olympics will open tomorrow.
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奥运会开幕式非常壮观。
Ào yùn huì kāi mù shì fēi cháng zhuàng guān
The Olympic opening ceremony was very spectacular.
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这个公园每天早上六点开放。
zhè ge gōng yuán měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn kāi fàng
This park opens at six o'clock every morning.
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请给我一杯开水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kāi shuǐ
Please give me a cup of boiled water.
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公司刚刚开通了新的客服热线。
gōng sī gāng gāng kāi tōng le xīn de kè fú rè xiàn
The company just opened a new customer service hotline.
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会议是公开的，任何人都可以参加。
huì yì shì gōng kāi de rèn hé rén dōu kě yǐ cān jiā
The meeting is public, anyone can attend.
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请按一下墙上的开关。
qǐng àn yí xià qiáng shàng de kāi guān
Please press the switch on the wall.
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他开创了一个新时代。
tā kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn shí dài
He pioneered a new era.
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他开启了新的人生篇章。
tā kāi qǐ le xīn de rén shēng piān zhāng
He opened a new chapter in his life.
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这本书的开头很吸引人。
zhè běn shū de kāi tóu hěn xī yǐn rén
The beginning of this book is very captivating.
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学校开设了新的汉语课程。
xué xiào kāi shè le xīn de hàn yǔ kè chéng
The school opened a new Chinese language course.
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他们计划明年开办一所新学校。
tā men jì huà míng nián kāi bàn yì suǒ xīn xué xiào
They plan to establish a new school next year.
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司机开动了火车。
sī jī kāi dòng le huǒ chē
The driver started up the train.
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这个经济开发区吸引了很多外资企业。
zhè ge jīng jì kāi fā qū xī yǐn le hěn duō wài zī qǐ yè
This economic development zone has attracted many foreign-funded enterprises.
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- 开 to open, to start (initiating development)
- 发 to develop, to expand (core development action)
- 商 merchant, business entity (commercial operator)
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开发商计划在这里建一座购物中心。
kāi fā shāng jì huà zài zhè lǐ jiàn yí zuò gòu wù zhōng xīn
The developer plans to build a shopping center here.
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演出将在晚上八点开场。
yǎn chū jiāng zài wǎn shang bā diǎn kāi chǎng
The performance will begin at eight o'clock in the evening.
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主持人的开场白很幽默。
zhǔ chí rén de kāi chǎng bái hěn yōu mò
The host's opening remarks were very humorous.
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农民们正在开垦荒地种植粮食。
nóng mín men zhèng zài kāi kěn huāng dì zhòng zhí liáng shi
The farmers are reclaiming wasteland to plant food crops.
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这项发明是开天辟地的创新。
zhè xiàng fā míng shì kāi tiān pì dì de chuàng xīn
This invention is an epoch-making innovation.
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春节后我们就开工了。
chūn jié hòu wǒ men jiù kāi gōng le
We'll start work right after Spring Festival.
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法院明天上午九点开庭审理这个案件。
fǎ yuàn míng tiān shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn kāi tíng shěn lǐ zhè ge àn jiàn
The court will hold a session tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to hear this case.
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我们的咖啡馆今天正式开张了。
wǒ men de kā fēi guǎn jīn tiān zhèng shì kāi zhāng le
Our café officially opened today.
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公司正在开拓海外业务。
gōng sī zhèng zài kāi tuò hǎi wài yè wù
The company is developing overseas business.
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- 开 to open, to start (implies outgoing or disbursement)
- 支 to pay out, to disburse (indicates payment or expenditure)
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我们需要控制日常开支。
wǒ men xū yào kòng zhì rì cháng kāi zhī
We need to control our daily expenses.
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- 开 open; represents openness and receptivity
- 明 bright, clear; represents enlightenment and understanding
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他是一个很开明的父亲。
tā shì yí ge hěn kāi míng de fù qīn
He is a very open-minded father.
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她是一个很开朗的人，总是笑容满面。
tā shì yí gè hěn kāi lǎng de rén zǒng shì xiào róng mǎn miàn
She is a very cheerful person, always smiling.
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我们要开辟新的市场。
wǒ men yào kāi pì xīn de shì chǎng
We need to open up new markets.
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政府禁止在保护区开采矿产资源。
zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ zài bǎo hù qū kāi cǎi kuàng chǎn zī yuán
The government prohibits mining mineral resources in protected areas.
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这个月的开销很大。
zhè ge yuè de kāi xiāo hěn dà
This month's expenses are very large.
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这里视野很开阔。
zhè lǐ shì yě hěn kāi kuò
The view here is very open.
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公司开除了那个不负责任的员工。
gōng sī kāi chú le nà ge bù fù zé rèn de yuán gōng
The company fired that irresponsible employee.
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- 异 unusual, strange, different
- 想 to think, thoughts, ideas
- 天 sky, heaven (suggesting limitlessness)
- 开 to open, unfold, expand
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你这个计划太异想天开了，根本不可能实现。
nǐ zhè ge jì huà tài yì xiǎng tiān kāi le gēn běn bù kě néng shí xiàn
Your plan is too fanciful, it's simply impossible to realize.
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请把窗户敞开，让新鲜空气进来。
qǐng bǎ chuāng hu chǎng kāi ràng xīn xiān kōng qì jìn lái
Please open the window wide and let fresh air come in.
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公园里的樱花正在盛开。
gōng yuán lǐ de yīng huā zhèng zài shèng kāi
The cherry blossoms in the park are blooming profusely.
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- 眉 eyebrow (representing upper facial expression of joy)
- 开 to open (describing the spreading of facial features in happiness)
- 眼 eye (representing the eyes expressing joy)
- 笑 to smile (describing the smiling/laughing expression)
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听到这个好消息，他眉开眼笑。
tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi tā méi kāi yǎn xiào
Hearing this good news, he beamed with joy.
车 chē — vehicle, car
Words with this character (36)
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- 出 out, outbound (suggesting availability for hire)
- 租 rent, hire (the core rental service concept)
- 车 vehicle, car (specifies it's a vehicle)
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我坐出租车去机场。
wǒ zuò chū zū chē qù jī chǎng
I take a taxi to the airport.
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- 火 fire (referring to steam/fire power that historically propelled trains)
- 车 vehicle (wheeled transportation)
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我每天坐火车上班。
wǒ měi tiān zuò huǒ chē shàng bān
I take the train to work every day.
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我每天坐公交车上班。
wǒ měi tiān zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng bān
I take the bus to work every day.
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下雨了，我们打车回家吧。
xià yǔ le wǒ men dǎ chē huí jiā ba
It's raining, let's take a taxi home.
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我在车站等你。
wǒ zài chē zhàn děng nǐ
I'm waiting for you at the station.
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他买了一辆新汽车。
tā mǎi le yī liàng xīn qì chē
He bought a new car.
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- 自 self (indicating self-propulsion)
- 行 move, travel (indicates movement function)
- 车 vehicle (indicates a wheeled transport)
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我每天骑自行车上班。
wǒ měi tiān qí zì xíng chē shàng bān
I ride a bicycle to work every day.
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这里不能停车。
zhè lǐ bù néng tíng chē
You cannot park here.
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我在停车场找到了一个空位。
wǒ zài tíng chē chǎng zhǎo dào le yí ge kōng wèi
I found an empty spot in the parking lot.
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从上海到杭州坐动车只要一小时。
cóng Shàng hǎi dào Háng zhōu zuò dòng chē zhǐ yào yī xiǎo shí
It only takes one hour by bullet train from Shanghai to Hangzhou.
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今天早上堵车了，我迟到了。
jīn tiān zǎo shang dǔ chē le wǒ chí dào le
There was a traffic jam this morning, so I was late.
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- 电 electric, electricity (power source)
- 动 powered, motion (indicates propulsion)
- 车 vehicle, car (base noun)
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我每天骑电动车上班。
wǒ měi tiān qí diàn dòng chē shàng bān
I ride an electric vehicle to work every day.
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这个小区的车位很紧张。
zhè ge xiǎo qū de chē wèi hěn jǐn zhāng
Parking spaces in this residential area are very limited.
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请注意控制车速，安全驾驶。
qǐng zhù yì kòng zhì chē sù ān quán jià shǐ
Please pay attention to controlling your speed and drive safely.
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列车准时到达车站。
liè chē zhǔn shí dào dá chē zhàn
The train arrived at the station on time.
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请快叫救护车，有人受伤了！
qǐng kuài jiào jiù hù chē yǒu rén shòu shāng le
Please call an ambulance quickly, someone is injured!
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车主必须购买保险。
chē zhǔ bì xū gòu mǎi bǎo xiǎn
Car owners must buy insurance.
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车厢里坐满了乘客。
chē xiāng lǐ zuò mǎn le chéng kè
The carriage is full of passengers.
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我的车停在车库里。
wǒ de chē tíng zài chē kù lǐ
My car is parked in the garage.
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昨天发生了一起严重的车祸。
zuó tiān fā shēng le yì qǐ yán zhòng de chē huò
A serious car accident occurred yesterday.
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这条路禁止大型车辆通行。
zhè tiáo lù jìn zhǐ dà xíng chē liàng tōng xíng
This road prohibits large vehicles from passing.
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请小心倒车。
qǐng xiǎo xīn dǎo chē
Please reverse carefully.
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他突然刹车，避免了事故。
tā tū rán shā chē bì miǎn le shì gù
He suddenly braked and avoided an accident.
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这辆车的刹车很灵敏。
shāchē
The brake of this car is very sensitive.
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- 客 passenger, guest; indicates the vehicle carries passengers
- 车 vehicle, car; the base noun indicating it is a wheeled vehicle
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我们坐客车去北京。
wǒ men zuò kè chē qù Běi jīng
We took a bus to Beijing.
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他骑摩托车去上班。
tā qí mó tuō chē qù shàng bān
He rides a motorcycle to work.
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我坐长途汽车容易晕车。
wǒ zuò cháng tú qì chē róng yì yùn chē
I easily get carsick on long-distance bus rides.
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机动车必须遵守交通规则。
jī dòng chē bì xū zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé
Motor vehicles must obey traffic rules.
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那辆货车装满了水果。
nà liàng huò chē zhuāng mǎn le shuǐ guǒ
That truck is loaded with fruit.
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- 卡 transliteration character representing the 'ka-' sound
- 车 vehicle, the semantic component indicating it's a type of vehicle
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这辆卡车装满了货物。
zhè liàng kǎ chē zhuāng mǎn le huò wù
This truck is loaded with goods.
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他开私家车上班。
tā kāi sī jiā chē shàng bān
He drives his private car to work.
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- 缆 cable, rope (the mechanism that suspends and moves the vehicle)
- 车 car, vehicle (the passenger cabin or cart)
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我们坐缆车上山看风景。
wǒ men zuò lǎn chē shàng shān kàn fēng jǐng
We take the cable car up the mountain to see the scenery.
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他喜欢在周末赛车。
tā xǐ huan zài zhōu mò sài chē
He likes to race on weekends.
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他在装配车间工作。
tā zài zhuāng pèi chē jiān gōng zuò
He works in the assembly workshop.
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他买了一辆新轿车。
tā mǎi le yī liàng xīn jiào chē
He bought a new sedan.
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这条高速公路明年将正式通车。
zhè tiáo gāo sù gōng lù míng nián jiāng zhèng shì tōng chē
This highway will officially open to traffic next year.
Structure & writing
开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
车 is a component in 27 characters
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车 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order