打车

dǎ chē
HSK 1Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

v
Colloquial for taking a taxi. It implies the act of calling for and riding in a taxi. For using ride-hailing apps, people often use the specific app names or say 用…软件打车.
to take a taxi; to hail a cab
乘坐出租车。
Words:
打车软件打车回家
Sentences:
  1. 晚(wǎn)上(shàng)太(tài)晚(wǎn)，地(dì)铁(tiě)停(tíng)了(le)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)能(néng)打(dǎ)车(chē)回(huí)家(jiā)。
    It was too late at night, the subway had stopped, so I could only take a taxi home.
  2. 我(wǒ)用(yòng)打(dǎ)车(chē)软(ruǎn)件(jiàn)叫(jiào)了(le)一(yī)辆(liàng)车(chē)，五(wǔ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)后(hòu)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。
    I booked a car using a ride-hailing app, and it arrived in five minutes.
  3. 下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(mén)还(hái)是(shì)打(dǎ)车(chē)吧(ba)。
    It's raining, let's just take a taxi.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
dǎ dá打

hit; strike; beat

HSK 1
chē jū车

vehicle; car