打车 (打車)
dǎ chē
Pinyin

Definition

打车 (打車)
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dǎ chē
  1. to take a taxi (in town)
  2. to hitch a lift

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

Sample Sentences

其实我是第一次到中国，有点紧张，听说有些地方宰观光客宰得很凶，连从机场打车到朋友家我都担心，不用说其他食衣住行的问题了。
qíshí wǒ shì dì yī cì dào Zhōngguó ，yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng ，tīngshuō yǒuxiē dìfang zǎi guānguāngkè zǎi de hěn xiōng ，lián cóng jīchǎng dǎchē dào péngyou jiā wǒ dōu dānxīn ，bùyòng shuō qítā shí yī zhù xíng de wèntí le 。
This is actually my first time in China. I'm a little nervous. I hear that some places really try and rinse tourists. I'm even worried about getting a taxi from the airport to my friend's house, let alone all the other problems I'm going to have with my entire time there.
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在北京打车有时确实难如登天，北京大概是全宇宙堵车堵得最厉害的城市了，遇上拒绝载客还比较可能，在指定的候车点，不至于被宰。
zài Běijīng dǎchē yǒushí quèshí nán rú dēngtiān ，Běijīng dàgài shì quán yǔzhòu dǔchē dǔ de zuì lìhai de chéngshì le ，yùshàng jùjué zàikè hái bǐjiào kěnéng ，zài zhǐdìng de hòuchēdiǎn ，bùzhì yú bèi zǎi 。
Sometimes it's probable easier to witness a pig fly than to get a taxi in Beijing. Beijing also probably has the worst traffic jams in the universe. It's more likely that you'll be refused a ride then to be ripped off. If you get your taxi at specific waiting zones, it doesn't seem likely that you'd get ripped off.
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出行你们打车用滴滴打车软件，比出租车便宜多了，一样也是可以在网上完成交易。
chūxíng nǐmen dǎchē yòng dīdīdǎchē ruǎnjiàn ，bǐ chūzūchē piányi duō le ，yīyàng yě shì kěyǐ zàiwǎngshàng wánchéng jiāoyì 。
When travelling you can use ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing to get a car, which is far cheaper than a taxi, and you can also complete the transaction online.
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不会，我会打车。
bùhuì ，wǒ huì dǎchē 。
No, I will get a taxi.
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用打车软件呀，在手机上下载一个就好了。
yòng dǎchē ruǎnjiàn ya ，zài shǒujī shàng xiàzǎi yī gè jiùhǎole 。
Use taxi cab booking software. Download one to your phone and that should do it.
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当然，这几天一直下雨，很难打车，这个软件又方便又快捷。
dāngrán ，zhèjǐtiān yīzhí xiàyǔ ，hěn nán dǎchē ，zhè gè ruǎnjiàn yòu fāngbiàn yòu kuàijié 。
Of course. It's been raining at lot recently and it's been hard to get a cab. This software is both convenient and fast.
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我们打车回去吧，我没有力气走路了。
wǒmen dǎchē huíqu ba ，wǒ méiyǒu lìqi zǒulù le 。
Let's take a taxi back. I don't have the energy to walk.
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我下了公交车，想打车，等了很长时间。
wǒ xià le gōngjiāochē ，xiǎng dǎchē ，děng le hěn cháng shíjiān 。
I got off the bus and wanted to take a cab. I waited a long time.
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早上打车很难。
zǎoshang dǎchē hěn nán 。
It's really hard to get a cab in the morning.
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不要。我们打车吧。
bù yào 。wǒmen dǎchē ba 。
No. Let's take a cab.
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