开车

开车 kāichē in a sentence

Drive a car

Full dictionary entry 17 sentences

开车 (kāichē) means Drive a car. Below are 17 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他会 开车 。

Tā huì kāichē.

He can drive.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 开

开车 要谨慎。

Kāi chē yào jǐnshèn.

You should drive carefully.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 谨慎

我们轮流 开车 。

Wǒmen lúnliú kāi chē.

We take turns driving.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 轮流

开车 要注意速度。

Kāi chē yào zhùyì sùdù.

Watch your speed when driving.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 速度

开车 要注意行人。

Kāi chē yào zhùyì xíngrén.

Watch out for pedestrians when driving.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 行人

喝醉了就别 开车 。

Hē zuì le jiù bié kāi chē.

Do not drive when you are drunk.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 醉

开车 久了容易疲劳。

Kāi chē jiǔ le róngyì píláo.

Driving for a long time makes you tired.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 疲劳

开车 要有驾驶执照。

Kāi chē yào yǒu jiàshǐ zhízhào.

You need a driving licence to drive.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 执照

开车 打电话非常危险。

Kāi chē dǎ diànhuà fēicháng wēixiǎn.

Phoning while driving is extremely dangerous.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 危险

他利用假期学了 开车 。

Tā lìyòng jiàqī xué le kāi chē.

He used the holiday to learn to drive.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 利用

他们 开车 穿过了沙漠。

Tāmen kāi chē chuān guò le shāmò.

They drove across the desert.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 沙漠

开车 前绝对不能碰酒精。

Kāichē qián juéduì bù néng pèng jiǔjīng.

One must absolutely not touch alcohol before driving.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 酒精

他不仅会 开车 ,还会修车。

Tā bùjǐn huì kāi chē, hái huì xiū chē.

He can not only drive, but also repair cars.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 不仅

我们 开车 在城里兜了一圈。

Wǒmen kāichē zài chéng lǐ dōu le yì quān.

We drove a loop around the city.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 兜

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From the graded readers

下雨的时候,爸爸 开车 送我。

xiàyǔ de / dì shíhou, bàba kāichē sòng wǒ.

When it rains, dad drives me.

Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School

From the travel phrasebook

我 开车 ,不能喝酒。

Wǒ kāichē, bù néng hē jiǔ.

I'm driving, so I can't drink.

Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting

From the grammar library

他不会 开车 。

Tā bú huì kāichē.

He can't drive.

Grammar library · HSK 2 · 会 / 能 / 可以 — three ways to say "can"

Questions about 开车

How is 开车 used in a sentence?

This page shows 17 sentences using 开车 (kāichē, "Drive a car"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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