Definition
驱车 is a formal/literary verb-object compound meaning 'to drive a vehicle'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the object 车 can separate from 驱 when adding aspect markers or measure words, e.g. 驱了车 ('drove'), 驱过车 ('have driven'). It is more formal than the everyday 开车.
v.o.
to drive (a vehicle, formal/literary)
Examples
- 驱车。Tā měitiān qū chē qù gōngsī shàngbān.He drives to the company every day.
- 。Zuótiān wǒ qū le sān ge xiǎoshí de chē cái dào.Yesterday I drove for three hours before arriving.
- 驱车。Wǒmen qū chē qiánwǎng jīchǎng yíngjiē kèrén.We drove to the airport to welcome the guests.
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