打开
dǎ kāi
To open
打车 (dǎ chē) — how to say "take a taxi" in Chinese
Measure word: 辆 (liàng)
打车
Take a taxi
verb
Character composition
打
to hit, to do
车
car
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
車
Cart
#159 · chē · 7 strokes
Collocations
打车去
dǎ chē qù
go by taxi
打车回家
dǎ chē huí jiā
take a taxi home
Examples
下雨了，我们打车去吧。
It's raining, let's take a taxi.
我打车去。
I take a taxi.
Mnemonic
[dǎ chē-] Dao is late for class and waves his hand as if hitting (打) the air. A yellow car (车) rolls by, and he hops in saying, "I want to 打车!" 🚕✋
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "take a taxi" in Chinese?
"take a taxi" in Chinese is 打车 (dǎ chē).
What does 打车 mean in English?
打车 (dǎ chē) means "Take a taxi".
How is 打车 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎ chē (written as da che, dache). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "take a taxi" in Chinese characters?
It is written 打车.
What HSK 3.0 level is 打车?
打车 is on the HSK 3.0 level 2 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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