How to Say ‘We want to get off’ in Traditional Chinese
我們要下車
wǒ men yào xià chē
[waw-mun yao shyah chuh]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, the action comes after [要]: [我們要下車] = [we want/need to get off]. You can swap in other actions the same way, like [我們要左轉] or [我們要等一下].
Phrase Breakdown
我們
wǒ men
[waw-mun]
we; us
A pronoun meaning the speaker and one or more other people; commonly used when talking to a driver on behalf of a group.
我們要下車，請在前面停一下。
We want to get out of the car; please stop up ahead for a moment.
要
yào
[yao]
want to; need to; going to
Used before a verb to show intention, need, or an upcoming action.
我們要下車，麻煩靠右邊停。
We need to get out; please pull over to the right.
下車
xià chē
[shyah chuh]
get off the vehicle; get out of the car
Used when leaving a taxi, bus, train, or other vehicle.
我們要下車，就在便利商店那邊。
We want to get out, right there by the convenience store.
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