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

我们驱车前往机场。

Wǒmen qūchē qiánwǎng jīchǎng.

We drove to the airport.

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

register

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

Stroke Order

驱 qū

车 chē