How to say “take a taxi” in Chinese
take a taxi
“Take a taxi” in Chinese is 打车, dǎ chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打车 is read dǎ chē: 2 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, 扌 “hand”.
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 “打车”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打车. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我是打车来的wǒshìdǎchēláideI came by taxi.
- 我们坐地铁还是打车？wǒmenzuòdìtiěháishidǎchēShall we take the metro or a taxi?
- 要不我们打车去吧yàobùwǒmendǎchēqùbaOr maybe we take a taxi?
More words from the lesson “Subway and bus”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take a taxi” in Chinese?
“Take a taxi” in Chinese is 打车, pinyin dǎchē.
What does 打车 mean?
打车 (dǎchē) means “take a taxi”.
How do you write 打车?
打车 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打车?
打车 is read dǎchē. Tones: dǎ — third tone, chē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“take a taxi” in the lesson “Subway and bus”
This word is from the topic “Around town” of HSK 2. 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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