出租车 chūzūchē taxi
taxi, cab
How to remember 出租车: 出 go out + 租 rent + 车 car = taxi.
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How it is used
- A taxi - 打出租车 / 打车 (dǎ chūzūchē / dǎchē) hail a cab.
- Literally 'for-rent car'; in the south you'll also hear 计程车, and app-hailed cars are 网约车.
- The driver is 司机 (sījī).
Example sentences
- 出租车到了。 Chūzūchē dào le.The taxi's here.
- 她是出租车司机吗？ Tā shì chūzūchē sījī ma?Is she a taxi driver?
- 我等着出租车。 Wǒ děng zhe chūzūchē.I was waiting for a taxi.
- 我乘出租车离开。 Wǒ chéng chūzūchē líkāi.I'm leaving by taxi.