kāi chē

开 车

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v.start; drive or start a car, train, etc.
- lù huá nǐ kāi chē yào zhù yì ān quán
  路滑，你开车要注意安全。
  The road is slippery. Be careful when you drive.
- kāi chē de shí hou jīng shen xū yào jí zhōng
  开车的时候精神需要集中。
  You should concentrate when driving.
- xiàn zài wǒ kě yǐ bù xíng qù shàng bān bù bì kāi chē le
  现在我可以步行去上班，不必开车了。
  Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.
synonym
fā chē发车
2
v.start a machine; get/set a machine going
- shí jiān dào le kě yǐ kāi chē le
  时间到了，可以开车了。
  It's time to start the machine.

Separable word
"开" and "车" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他开着车是要去哪儿?
  Where is he driving to?
- 你开的哪辆车？
  Which car do you drive?
- 他曾经在公交公司开过两年车。
  He was a driver for a bus company for two years.

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