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How do you say "taxi" in Chinese?
出租车
chū zū chē
In Chinese, "taxi" is 出租车 (chū zū chē).
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Pronunciation
Read it out as "chū zū chē", "chū" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "zū" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), and finally "chē" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).
Writing and usage
出租车 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
他在雨中招了一辆出租车。
tā zài yǔ zhòng zhāo le yī liàng chū zū chē 。
He hailed a taxi in the rain.
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How to remember 出租车
Link the sound of "chū zū chē" to something in English that it faintly echoes, then picture that image next to "出租车" (chū zū chē).
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Questions about 出租车
How do you pronounce 出租车?
Read it out as "chū zū chē", "chū" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "zū" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), and finally "chē" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).
Is 出租车 formal or casual?
出租车 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 出租车 used in Chinese?
出租车 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 他在雨中招了一辆出租车。 (He hailed a taxi in the rain.).
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