What 出租车 means
- Taxi
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Questions about 出租车
What does 出租车 mean in English?
出租车 is pronounced chūzūchē and means Taxi.
How do you pronounce 出租车?
出租车 is chūzūchē in pinyin — written chuzuche without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 出租车?
出租车 is written with 3 characters: 出 (chū) Go out (produce - occur - put forth), 租 (zū) Rent (taxes), 车 (chē) Car (bus - vehicle - wheel - machine). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 出租车 written in traditional Chinese?
出租車. The simplified form 出租车 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 出租車 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced chūzūchē.
Is 出租车 an HSK word?
Yes — 出租车 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
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