How to Say ‘I need a taxi.’ in Simplified Chinese
我需要出租车。
wǒ xū yào chū zū chē
[waw shyoo-yaow choo-zoo chur]
💬 Usage Tip: [需要] is a stronger, more direct "need" than [要]. In real use, [我需要 + thing] is a useful pattern: [我需要帮助] means "I need help."
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
我 means I or me.
我现在很累。
I am very tired now.
需要
xū yào
[shyoo-yaow]
to need
需要 means to need or require.
我需要一点时间。
I need a little time.
出租车
chū zū chē
taxi
A car you can hire for transportation.
出租车来了。
The taxi has arrived.
Words in this phrase
出租
chū zū
[choo-zoo]
rent out; hire
出租 means to rent out or hire; in 出租车 it forms the word taxi.
这里很难叫到出租车。
It is hard to get a taxi here.
车
chē
[chur]
vehicle; car
车 means vehicle or car, and appears in many transport words.
那辆车是出租车。
That car is a taxi.
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