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open; operate (vehicle); start
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vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
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trad. (開車)
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開
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車
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simp. (开车)
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开
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车
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Etymology
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The neologism usages are inspired by an Internet meme in Mainland China.
Pronunciation
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開⫽車 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to drive (a vehicle)
- 把車開上轉盤/把车开上转盘 ― bǎ chē kāi shàng zhuǎnpán ― to drive one's car onto a roundabout
- 我不會開車。/我不会开车。 ― Wǒ bù huì kāichē. ― I don't drive.
我現在在開車去接你。 [MSC, trad.]
我现在在开车去接你。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ xiànzài zài kāichē qù jiē nǐ. [Pinyin]
- I'm driving over to pick you up right now.
- to start driving (a vehicle)
等埋佢哋上車先開車。 [Cantonese, trad.]
等埋佢哋上车先开车。 [Cantonese, simp.]- dang2 maai4 keoi5 dei6 soeng5 ce1 sin1 hoi1 ce1. [Jyutping]
- Let's wait for them to get on before starting our trip.
- (chemistry) to start production (in chemical industry)
- (Mainland China, slang, neologism) to share explicit or sexual material (by telling dirty jokes, uploading pornographic content, etc.)
- (Mainland China, slang, neologism) (of film, TV drama, novel, etc.) to develop a sexual plot
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
開車 (“to drive (a vehicle)”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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開車, 駕車
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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開車
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Taiwan
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開車
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Jinan
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開車
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Xi'an
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開車
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Wuhan
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開車
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Chengdu
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開車
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Yangzhou
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開車
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Hefei
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開車
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Malaysia
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駕車
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Singapore
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駕車
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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駛車, 開車, 揸車
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Hong Kong
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揸車
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Taishan
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駛車, 開車, 揸車
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Dongguan
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揸車
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Yangjiang
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駛車
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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揸車, 開車
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Penang (Guangfu)
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揸車
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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揸車
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Gan
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Nanchang
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開車, 駕車
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Hakka
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Meixian
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駛車
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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駛車
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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駛車仔, 駛車
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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駛車仔, 駛車
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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駛車仔, 駛車
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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駛車
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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駛車仔, 駛車
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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駛車
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Senai (Huiyang)
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駛車
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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開車
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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開車
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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開車
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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開車, 捍車, 駛車
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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開車
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Quanzhou
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開車, 捍車
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Jinjiang
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開車
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Zhangzhou
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開車, 捍車, 駛車
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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駛車, 開車
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
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駛車, 開車
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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駛車
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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駛車, 開車
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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駛車, 開車
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Tainan
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駛車
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Tainan (Anping)
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駛車, 開車
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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駛車
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Penang (Hokkien)
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捍車, 駛車
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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捍車, 駛車
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Manila (Hokkien)
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捍車
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Chaozhou
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駛車, 開車
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Shantou
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開車
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Jieyang
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開車, 駛車
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Haifeng
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開車, 揸車 dated
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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駛車
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Singapore (Teochew)
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捍車, 駛車
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Wenchang
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駛車
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Qionghai
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駛車
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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駛車
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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揸車, 開車
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Wu
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Suzhou
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開車
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Wenzhou
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開車
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Xiang
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Changsha
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開車
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Shuangfeng
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開車子
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Related terms
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- (neologism): 老司機/老司机 (lǎosījī)