的哥

dīgē

noun #20,125

Meanings

1 male taxi driver
2 cabbie (slang)

Characters

taxi (abbreviated from 的士)

older brother / guy (informal address)

Examples

的哥把我送到了机场。

Dīgē bǎ wǒ sòngdào le jīchǎng.

The cabbie drove me to the airport.

很多的哥每天工作十几个小时。

Hěnduō dīgē měitiān gōngzuò shíjǐ gè xiǎoshí.

Many taxi drivers work over ten hours a day.

Tips

culture

的哥 is Beijing slang combining 的 (short for 的士 dīshì, from English 'taxi') with 哥 (older brother / guy). The female equivalent is 的姐 (dījiě). Both terms are widely understood across mainland China.

Stroke Order

的 de

哥 gē