出租车 (chū zū chē)

Character breakdown

• 出 (chū) · 5 strokes

  Pictograph of a foot (止) exiting a cave (凵).

• 租 (zū) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "land tax". The meaning later shifted to "rent" and "hire".

• 车 (Chē) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of a war chariot. The simplified character 车 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 車.

Example sentences

1. 叫出租车。 — Call a taxi.
2. 她开出租车？ — Is she a taxi driver?
3. 叫一辆出租车。 — Call a taxi.
4. 我需要一辆出租车。 — I need a cab.
5. 哪儿有出租车? — Where is the taxi?

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