How to say “drive” in Chinese
drive; open; boil
“Drive” in Chinese is 开, kāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开 is read kāi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “开”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你会开车吗nǐhuìkāichēmaCan you drive?
- 我们开始吧wǒmenkāishǐbaLet's begin.
- 门开着。ménkāizheThe door is open.
- 下周开学xiàzhōukāixuéSchool starts next week.
- 我今天很开心。wǒjīntiānhěnkāixīnI'm really happy today.
- 太热了开空调吧tàirèle,kāikōngtiáobaIt's too hot, let's turn on the AC.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How are we getting there?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “drive” in Chinese?
“Drive” in Chinese is 开, pinyin kāi.
What does 开 mean?
开 (kāi) means “drive; open; boil”.
How do you write 开?
开 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开?
开 is read kāi. Tones: kāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“drive” in the lesson “How are we getting there?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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