面的 (miàn de) — taxi van; minivan taxi
Definition
面的 (miàn de) is a colloquial Beijing-era term for a minivan taxi — cheaper than a regular 出租车 but rarely used now; mostly encountered in older speech or writing.
noun
taxi vanminivan taxi
Measure word · 辆
Examples
- 面的。Zuó tiān wǒ dǎ le yí gè miàn de qù jī chǎng.Yesterday I took a van taxi to the airport.
- 面的。Zhè zhǒng miàn de bǐ pǔ tōng chū zū chē pián yi yì diǎn.This kind of van taxi is a bit cheaper than regular taxis.
- 面的。Zài jiē shàng hěn róng yì lán dào miàn de.It's easy to hail a van taxi on the street.
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