叫车

叫車

jiàochē

verb

Meanings

1 to call a taxi
2 to hail a ride
3 to book a ride (via app)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

下雨了，我们叫车回家吧。

Xiàyǔ le, wǒmen jiàochē huíjiā ba.

It's raining - let's call a cab home.

HSK 6

用滴滴叫车比较方便。

Yòng Dīdī jiàochē bǐjiào fāngbiàn.

Booking a ride with Didi is more convenient.

Tips

usage

叫车 covers both street-hailing a taxi and booking through apps like 滴滴打车 (Didi Chuxing). 打车 is the most common synonym. The app-era 叫网约车 specifies 'call a ride-hail car' vs. a traditional 出租车.

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

车 chē