开车 kāi chē
“to drive a car”
verb, verb / noun2021 list level 1Traditional 開車
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
开车 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 98: 开车 kāichē — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 82
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 开车
开车 means "to drive a car". It is a separable verb (离合词), so you can say 开着车, 开过车, 开不了车, and with a degree complement the verb is repeated: 我开车开得很快. Patterns: 会开车 (know how to drive), 开车去 + place, 开车的时候...
例句Example sentences
- 我爸爸每天开车去上班。wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē qù shàng bān.My dad drives to work every day.
- 你会开车吗？nǐ huì kāi chē ma?Can you drive?
- 开车的时候不要打电话。kāi chē de shí hou bú yào dǎ diàn huà.Don't make phone calls while driving.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我开车得很快。
✓我开车开得很快。
开车 is a separable verb; a 得-complement must follow the repeated verb 开, not the whole phrase.
易混词Easily confused
开车vs坐车
开车 means you are the driver; 坐车 means you ride as a passenger (坐车去机场 = take a car to the airport). 骑车 is to ride a bicycle.