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Chinese
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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 |
| 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
The slang usages are inspired by a Yunnan Shan'ge.
Pronunciation
Verb
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。
我现在在开车去接你。 - Wǒ xiànzài zài kāichē qù jiē nǐ.
- I'm driving over to pick you up right now.
- to start driving (a vehicle)
等埋佢哋上車先開車。
等埋佢哋上车先开车。 - dang2 maai4 keoi5 dei6 soeng5 ce1 sin1 hoi1 ce1.
- Let's wait for them to get on before starting our trip.
- (chiefly aviation) to start (aircraft engine)
- 發動機開車／发动机开车 ― fādòngjī kāichē ― to start engine
- (chemistry) to start production (in chemical industry)
- (Mainland China, slang) to share explicit or sexual material (by telling dirty jokes, uploading pornographic content, etc.)
- (Mainland China, slang) (of film, TV drama, novel, etc.) to develop a sexual plot
Synonyms
- (to drive): (American (–1980) Taishanese, dated) 放車／放车
Dialectal synonyms of
開車 (“to drive (a vehicle)”)
| 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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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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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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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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開車
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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開車
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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開車
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| Wuhan
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開車
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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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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| 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, 揸車
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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, 行車
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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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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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駛車, 開車
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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駛車
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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駛車, 開車
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| Xianyou
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駛車, 開車
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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駛車, 開車
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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駛車, 開車
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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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Derived terms
- (slang usages): 老司機／老司机 (lǎosījī)
- (aviation): 關車／关车
References
- 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “開車”, in 臺日大辭典 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
- “開車”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
- “Entry #11107”, in 臺灣客語辭典 (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
- 李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) “1787 开车”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 465.