打车 (dǎ chē) — to take a taxi; to hail a ride

Definition

打车 means taking a taxi as a passenger. Contrast with 开车 ('to drive a car') — 打车 is the rider, 开车 is the driver.

verb
to take a taxito hail a ride

Examples

  • 打车
    Wǒ měi tiān dǎ chē qù shàng bān.
    I take a taxi to work every day.
  • 打车
    Nǐ dǎ chē hái shì zǒu lù?
    Do you take a taxi or walk?
  • Wǒ dǎ le yí gè chē qù gōng sī.
    I called a taxi and went to the office.

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