Chinese Conversation · Level 40
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Chinese word
叫车
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiào chē
Meaning
- verbcall a taxi
Example
我帮你在门口叫车。wǒ bāng nǐ zài mén kǒu jiào chē
I'll call a taxi for you at the entrance.
More examples
下雨了，我们在路边叫车。xià yǔ le wǒ men zài lù biān jiào chē
It started raining, so we called a taxi by the roadside.
Core concept
A request brings a taxi or other ride to a chosen pickup point.
Common phrases
在门口叫车zài mén kǒu jiào chē
call a taxi at the entrance
在路边叫车zài lù biān jiào chē
call a taxi by the roadside
用手机叫车yòng shǒu jī jiào chē
call a taxi using a phone
打电话叫车dǎ diàn huà jiào chē
call a taxi by phone
Similar words
打车dǎ chē: Book a taxi ride by phone or with a ride-booking app.
叫出租车jiào chū zū chē: Request a taxi by phone or through a taxi service.
拦车lán chē: Raise a hand to stop a passing taxi and get in.
Definition in Chinese
用电话或手机应用向出租车司机或配车服务请求车辆到指定地点接送自己的行为。yòng diàn huà huò shǒu jī yìng yòng xiàng chū zū chē sī jī huò pèi chē fú wù qǐng qiú chē liàng dào zhǐ dìng dì diǎn jiē sòng zì jǐ de xíng wéi
Word origin
叫车 (jiàochē, "call a vehicle") is formed from 叫 (jiào, "call") and 车 (chē, "vehicle"), so its literal picture is a vehicle being summoned to a pickup point.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, the same verb fits both a human dispatcher and an app-based ride request, even when the vehicle has not yet arrived.
Other meanings
- arrange a rideverb
- book a carverb
Related words
- 叫车服务jiào chē fú wùtaxi-hailing servicenoun
- 叫车软件jiào chē ruǎn jiàntaxi-hailing appnoun
- 叫车平台jiào chē píng táitaxi-hailing platformnoun