开车 kāichē to drive a car (or train etc)
How to remember 开车: 开 open + 车 car = to drive a car (or train etc).
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How it is used
- 'To drive' - 我会开车 (wǒ huì kāichē) I can drive. Verb-object, so it splits: 开了一天车 (kāile yì tiān chē) drove all day.
- 开 here is 'operate/start' a vehicle; contrast 坐车 (zuò chē) to ride as a passenger.
Example sentences
- 要小心开车。 Yào xiǎoxīn kāichē.Drive carefully.
- 开车要注意安全。 Kāichē yào zhùyì ān quán.We need to be cautious (lit., "pay attention to safety") when driving.
- 他开车的技术很高。 Tā kāichē de jìshù hěn gāo.His driving skills are very strong.