出租车

出租車

chūzūchē

noun HSK 2 #1,750

Measure Word

一辆出租车 liàng

Meanings

1 taxi
2 cab

Characters

Literally 'for-hire vehicle'

Examples

我们坐出租车去吧。

Wǒmen zuò chūzūchē qù ba.

Let's take a taxi.

出租车来了。

Chūzūchē lái le.

The taxi is here.

北京的出租车很多。

Běijīng de chūzūchē hěnduō.

There are many taxis in Beijing.

Tips

culture

In northern China, taxis are often called 出租车. In Shanghai and the south, people say 的士 (díshì, from English 'taxi'). 打车 (dǎchē) means 'to hail a cab'.

Stroke Order

出 chū

租 zū

车 chē