的士

dīshì

noun #10,756

Measure Word

一辆的士 liàng

Meanings

1 taxi

Characters

(phonetic for 'ta' in taxi)

(phonetic for 'xi' in taxi)

Examples

我们打的士去机场吧。

Wǒmen dǎ dīshì qù jīchǎng ba.

Let's take a taxi to the airport.

这里很难叫到的士。

Zhèlǐ hěn nán jiàodào dīshì.

It's hard to get a taxi here.

Tips

usage

的士 is a loanword from English 'taxi', mainly used in southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau. In the north, 出租车 (chūzūchē) is more common.

culture

打的 (dǎdī) is the colloquial verb phrase meaning 'to take a taxi', derived from 的士.

Stroke Order

的 de

士 shì