開車

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See also: 开车

Chinese

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

The slang usages are inspired by a Yunnan Shan'ge.

Pronunciation


Verb

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.
    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.
    Let's wait for them to get on before starting our trip.
  3. (chiefly aviation) to start (aircraft engine)
    發動機開車发动机开车  ―  fādòngjī kāichē  ―  to start engine
  4. (chemistry) to start production (in chemical industry)
  5. (Mainland China, slang) to share explicit or sexual material (by telling dirty jokes, uploading pornographic content, etc.)
  6. (Mainland China, slang) (of film, TV drama, novel, etc.) to develop a sexual plot

Synonyms

  • (to drive):

Derived terms