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打车

to take a taxi

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

da3che1 • dǎchē

Meaning

Primary

to take a taxi

Alternatives

take a taxi, taking a taxi, takes a taxi, took a taxi, to go by taxi, go by taxi

Mnemonic

When you 打车 take a taxi, you first jump in front of the next taxi 车 car you see passing by, then 打 strike it on the hood until it opens the door and lets you in.

Usage

我 今天 要 打车 去 机场。

I need to take a taxi to the airport today.

我 不想 打车。

I don't want to take a taxi.

打车 回 家。

Take a taxi home.