的士 (dí shì) — taxi; (regional, esp. southern China and Hong Kong) cab
Definition
的士 is a regional/colloquial term for 'taxi', used mainly in southern China and Hong Kong. On the mainland the standard word is 出租车.
noun
taxi(regional, esp. southern China and Hong Kong) cab
Measure word · 辆
Examples
- 的士。Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ jiào yí liàng dí shì.Please help me call a taxi.
- ，的士。Zài xiāng gǎng, hěn duō rén zuò dí shì shàng bān.In Hong Kong, many people take a taxi to work.
- 的士。Zhè liàng dí shì de sī jī kāi dé fēi cháng wěn.The driver of this taxi drives very steadily.
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