See also: 开车

Chinese edit

open; operate (vehicle); start
 
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (開車)
simp. (开车)

Etymology edit

The neologism usages are inspired by an Internet meme in Mainland China.

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

開⫽車 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to drive (a vehicle)
    轉盤转盘  ―  chē kāi shàng zhuǎnpán  ―  to drive one's car onto a roundabout
    開車开车  ―  Wǒ bù huì kāichē.  ―  I don't drive.
    現在開車 [MSC, trad.]
    现在开车 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiànzài zài kāichē qù jiē nǐ. [Pinyin]
    I'm driving over to pick you up right now.
  2. to start driving (a vehicle)
    佢哋上車開車 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢哋上车开车 [Cantonese, simp.]
    dang2 maai4 keoi5 dei6 soeng5 ce1 sin1 hoi1 ce1. [Jyutping]
    Let's wait for them to get on before starting our trip.
  3. (chemistry) to start production (in chemical industry)
  4. (Mainland China, slang, neologism) to share explicit or sexual material (by telling dirty jokes, uploading pornographic content, etc.)
  5. (Mainland China, slang, neologism) (of film, TV drama, novel, etc.) to develop a sexual plot

Synonyms edit

  • (to drive):

Related terms edit