的哥

dīgē

noun #20,125

Meanings

1 male taxi driver
2 cabbie

Characters

taxi (abbreviated from 的士)

older brother / guy (informal address)

Examples

HSK 3

的哥把我送到了机场。

Dīgē bǎ wǒ sòngdào le jīchǎng.

The cabbie drove me to the airport.

HSK 3

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, from English 'taxi') with 哥 (older brother / guy). The female equivalent is 的姐. Both terms are widely understood across mainland China.

Stroke Order

的 de

哥 gē