Chinese words · HSK 1

开车

kāichēTraditional 開車

to drive a car

Every meaning

kāichē

  1. to drive a car
  2. (of a train, bus) to depart
  3. (slang) to tell dirty jokes; to post sexual content

In a sentence

  • 我每天开车上班。

    I drive to work every day.

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).