驱车

驅車

qūchē

verb #17,585

Meanings

1 to drive (a vehicle)
2 to go by car

Characters

to drive; to urge forward

Examples

HSK 3

我们驱车前往机场。

Wǒmen qūchē qiánwǎng jīchǎng.

We drove to the airport.

HSK 7-9

他驱车三小时才到达目的地。

Tā qūchē sān xiǎoshí cái dàodá mùdìdì.

He drove for three hours before reaching the destination.

Tips

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驱车 is a formal/literary expression. In everyday conversation, 开车去 is far more common. You'll encounter 驱车 in news reports and written Chinese.

Stroke Order

驱 qū

车 chē