出车

出車
chūchē
verb #32,203

Meanings

  1. 1 to dispatch a vehicle
  2. 2 (of a driver) to set off / start a shift
  3. 3 to send out troops/chariots (archaic)

Examples

Sījī yīdàzǎo jiù chūchē le.
The driver set off in his vehicle early in the morning.
Gōngsī měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn chūchē.
The company dispatches its vehicles at 6 a.m. every day.

Tips

usage
Common in trucking, taxi, and bus contexts — refers to a driver beginning a shift or a fleet sending out a vehicle. 出车 contrasts with (shōuchē, to bring the vehicle in / end shift).
history
The classical sense is 'to send out chariots' — appears in The Book of Songs 《诗经·小雅·出车》, a poem about a military expedition. The modern motoring sense reused the same compound.

Stroke Order

chū
chē