How to Say ‘The meter says forty-two’ in Simplified Chinese
打表四十二
dǎ biǎo sì shí èr
[dǎbiǎo sìshí'èr]
🇨🇳 In China: Saying the meter price signals a fair, official fare. In cities, insisting on the meter rather than a negotiated price is how locals avoid being overcharged.
Phrase Breakdown
打表
dǎ biǎo
[dǎbiǎo]
by the meter; use the taximeter
Charging the fare according to the taxi meter.
师傅，请打表。
Driver, please use the meter.
四十二
sì shí èr
[sìshí'èr]
forty-two
The number 42.
一共四十二块。
It's 42 kuai in total.
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