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開車人

简开车人 · 繁開車人

Mandarin · pinyin kāi chē rén

driver
person driving a vehicle

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–1–2 · kai1 che1 ren2

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noun

driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus)

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