How to say “taxi” in Chinese
taxi
“Taxi” in Chinese is 出租车, chū zū chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
出租车 is read chū zū chē: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”: rent used to be paid in grain.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出租车”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 出租车. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我坐出租车去医院。wǒzuòchūzūchēqùyīyuànI'm taking a taxi to the hospital.
- 我的车被一辆出租车撞了。wǒdechēbèiyíliàngchūzūchēzhuàngleMy car was hit by a taxi.
- 我们现在坐出租车前往机场。wǒmenxiànzàizuòchūzūchēqiánwǎngjīchǎngWe're now taking a taxi to the airport.
- 我把伞忘在出租车上了。wǒbǎsǎnwàngzàichūzūchēshangleI left my umbrella in the taxi.
- 我在路边拦了一辆出租车wǒzàilùbiānlánleyíliàngchūzūchēI flagged down a taxi at the roadside.
More words from the lesson “How are we getting there?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “taxi” in Chinese?
“Taxi” in Chinese is 出租车, pinyin chūzūchē.
What does 出租车 mean?
出租车 (chūzūchē) means “taxi”.
How do you write 出租车?
出租车 is 3 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 租 (zū) — rent, lease; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 出租车?
出租车 is read chūzūchē. Tones: chū — first tone, zū — first tone, chē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“taxi” in the lesson “How are we getting there?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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