开车 開車 kāi chē to drive a car syn 驾驶 駕駛 jià shǐ to drive (vehicle) / to pilot (ship, airplane etc) / driver / pilot / captain syn 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) syn 赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out / to turn back syn 瞬间 瞬間 shùn jiān in an instant / in a flash syn 驾车 駕車 jià chē to drive a vehicle syn 分配 fēn pèi to distribute / to assign / to allocate / to partition (a hard drive) syn 推进 推進 tuī jìn to impel / to carry forward / to push on / to advance / to drive forward syn 目录 目錄 mù lù catalog / table of contents / directory (on computer hard drive) / list / contents syn 闪光 閃光 shǎn guāng flash syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 飞车 飛車 fēi chē fast-moving vehicle / to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed 驾驭 駕馭 jià yù to urge on (of horse) / to drive / to steer / to handle / to manage / to master / to dominate syn 倒车 倒車 dào chē to reverse (a vehicle) / to drive backwards syn 闪光灯 閃光燈 shǎn guāng dēng flash bulb (photography) 逐出 zhú chū to expel / to evict / to drive out 乘车 乘車 chéng chē to ride (in a car or carriage) / to drive / to motor 闪现 閃現 shǎn xiàn to flash syn 驱动 驅動 qū dòng to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software) syn 散心 sàn xīn to drive away cares / to relieve boredom syn 闪光点 閃光點 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point 开走 開走 kāi zǒu to go (of car, train etc) / to drive off syn 驱赶 驅趕 qū gǎn to drive (vehicle) / to drive out / to chase away / to herd (people towards a gate) syn 行车 行車 xíng chē to drive a vehicle / movement of vehicles syn 驱除 驅除 qū chú to drive off / to dispel / to expel syn 带动 帶動 dài dòng to spur / to provide impetus / to drive syn 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance syn 赶跑 趕跑 gǎn pǎo to drive away / to force out / to repel syn 降价 降價 jiàng jià to cut the price / to drive down the price / to get cheaper syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 冲劲 衝勁 chòng jìn dynamism / drive syn 魄力 pò lì courage / daring / boldness / resolution / drive syn 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn 驶离 駛離 shǐ lí to steer (the plane) away from / to drive away (from a place) / to leave 闪动 閃動 shǎn dòng to flicker or flash syn 车行 車行 chē xíng to drive / to travel by car 离间 離間 lí jiàn to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc) syn 焕发 煥發 huàn fā to shine / to glow / to irradiate / to flash syn 无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn 传动 傳動 chuán dòng drive (transmission in an engine) 驱动器 驅動器 qū dòng qì drive 志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition / resolve / backbone / drive / spirit syn 试车 試車 shì chē to test drive / a trial run 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 挑拨离间 挑撥離間 tiǎo bō lí jiàn to sow dissension (idiom) / to drive a wedge between syn 锐气 銳氣 ruì qì acute spirit / dash / drive syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived syn 驱邪 驅邪 qū xié to drive out devils / exorcism 一晃 yī huǎng (of passing time) in an instant / (of a sight) in a flash syn 开快车 開快車 kāi kuài chē to drive at high speed / (fig.) rush through one's work syn 茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) / a sudden flash of insight and all is clear syn 转瞬 轉瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes syn 赶车 趕車 gǎn chē to drive a cart 忽忽 hū hū fleeting (of quick passage time) / in a flash / distracted manner / vacantly / frustratedly syn 瞬息 shùn xī in a flash / twinkling / ephemeral syn 忽闪 忽閃 hū shǎn to glitter / to gleam / to sparkle / to flash syn 倒叙 倒敘 dào xù to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning / to flash back / flashback (in a novel, movie etc) 豁然 huò rán wide and open / a flash of understanding syn 磁带机 磁帶機 cí dài jī tape drive 打桩 打樁 dǎ zhuāng to drive piles into syn 光驱 光驅 guāng qū CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器 须臾 須臾 xū yú in a flash / in a jiffy syn 一霎 yī shà in a flash syn 传动轴 傳動軸 chuán dòng zhóu drive shaft 闪过 閃過 shǎn guò to flash through (one's mind) / to dodge (away from pursuers) 闪存 閃存 shǎn cún (computing) flash memory 赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away 移动硬盘 移動硬盤 yí dòng yìng pán portable hard drive / external hard drive 闪出 閃出 shǎn chū to flash / to sparkle / to appear suddenly 壮阳 壯陽 zhuàng yáng (TCM) to build up one's kidney yang / to boost male sex drive 亮出 liàng chū to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc) 自驾游 自駕遊 zì jià yóu to go on a self-drive tour / to go on a road trip 硬碟 yìng dié (Tw) hard disk / hard drive 一闪而过 一閃而過 yī shǎn ér guò to flash past / to flit by 弹指 彈指 tán zhǐ to snap one's fingers / (fig.) in a flash / in an instant 优盘 優盤 yōu pán USB flash drive 代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation syn 刹时 剎時 chà shí in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye syn 闪存盘 閃存盤 shǎn cún pán USB flash drive / thumb drive 性冲动 性衝動 xìng chōng dòng sex drive 驱魔 驅魔 qū mó to drive out devils / to exorcise 清零 淸零 qīng líng to restore sth to its initial state / to reset (an odometer etc) / to empty (a bank account) / to eradicate (a disease) / (computing) to clear (memory) / to zero (a hard drive) 驱走 驅走 qū zǒu to drive away 四轮驱动 四輪驅動 sì lún qū dòng four-wheel drive 传动系统 傳動系統 chuán dòng xì tǒng transmission system / power drive 长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving 磁盘驱动器 磁盤驅動器 cí pán qū dòng qì disk drive 闪点 閃點 shǎn diǎn flash point (chemistry) 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 明灭 明滅 míng miè to flicker / to flash on and off / to brighten and fade 电子盘 電子盤 diàn zi pán USB flash drive / see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2] 撵走 攆走 niǎn zǒu to drive out / to oust 磁碟机 磁碟機 cí dié jī disk drive (computing) / drive (computing) 驱策 驅策 qū cè to urge (sb to do do sth) / to drive (sb to take an action) syn 光盘驱动器 光盤驅動器 guāng pán qū dòng qì CD or DVD drive / abbr. to 光驅|光驱 驱动轮 驅動輪 qū dòng lún drive wheel 赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn 亮 liàng bright / light / to shine / to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc) / to make public (one's views etc) syn 