How to Say ‘Taxi’ in Simplified Chinese
出租车
chū zū chē
[chūzū chē]
🇨🇳 In China: In everyday speech people often say 打车 (dǎ chē) "grab a cab". Most locals call one through the 滴滴 (dī dī) "DiDi" app rather than waving one down.
Phrase Breakdown
出租
chū zū
[chūzū]
rent
To lease something for a period of time in exchange for money.
我们出租车给旅客。
We rent cars to tourists.
车
chē
[chē]
car
This character means car or vehicle.
这辆车很新。
This car is very new.
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