嘀嘀 (Dīdī): DiDi (Chinese ride-hailing app)

Meanings

1 DiDi (Chinese ride-hailing app)
2 Didi Chuxing

Characters

嘀

dī

to beep; honking sound (onomatopoeia)

Examples

我叫了一辆嘀嘀出行。

Wǒ jiào le yī liàng Dīdī chūxíng.

I ordered a DiDi ride.

嘀嘀是中国最大的网约车平台。

Dīdī shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de wǎngyuēchē píngtái.

DiDi is China's largest ride-hailing platform.

Tips

culture

嘀嘀 (DiDi) is named after the honking sound of a car horn (嘀嘀 as onomatopoeia). It was founded in 2012 and is the dominant ride-hailing service in China, similar to Uber internationally.

In Pop Culture

嘀嘀出行 Dīdī Chūxíng

DiDi Chuxing

China's largest ride-hailing platform, founded 2012; expanded internationally and went public on NYSE in 2021

Stroke Order

嘀 dī

Related Words

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tick-tock (sound of a clock) / tick (rhythmic tapping or dripping sound)

嘀咕 dígu #18,646

to mutter / to mumble / to feel apprehensive

嘀 dī #17,762

beep / sound of dripping water or a ticking clock

帝 dì #6,831

emperor; supreme ruler / god (in classical Chinese)

搭 dā HSK 6 #1,625

to put up; to build; to erect / to travel by (vehicle); to take (a ride) / to connect; to join; to hang over

寸 cùn HSK 5 #4,864

a traditional Chinese unit of length (about 3.33 cm) / inch (informal usage)

崔 Cuī #3,869

Cui (Chinese surname)

尺 chǐ HSK 4 #3,448

ruler / Chinese foot (unit of length, about 33.3 cm)

乘 chéng HSK 5 #2,691

to ride; to take (transport) / to take advantage of; to seize (an opportunity) / to multiply (mathematics)

兵 bīng HSK 4 #2,659

soldier; troops / military; arms; weapon / pawn (in Chinese chess)