How to say it in Chinese

Drive in Chinese

to drive · HSK 5

带动 dài dòng

  1. 带 dài to bring
  2. 动 dòng to move

旅游带动了当地经济。 Tourism has boosted the local economy.

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How do you say drive in Chinese?

Drive in Chinese is 带动 (dài dòng). You can also say 驾驶 (jià shǐ), 推动 (tuī dòng), 行驶 (xíng shǐ), 开 (kāi).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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