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自駕車

简自驾车 · 繁自駕車

Mandarin · pinyin zì jià chē

to drive oneself somewhere
private vehicle
(Tw) self-driving car; autonomous car

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
駕: Look up this written character
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
驾: jià · to drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–4–1 · zi4 jia4 che1

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noun

(Taiwan) self-driving car; autonomous car
(Mainland China) personal car; car for self use

verb

(Mainland China) synonym of 自駕 /自驾 (zìjià, “to drive one's own car”)

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