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我想打车。

I want to get a taxi.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Saying you want to take a taxi or use a ride-hailing service.

Risk

safe

If you are already inside the taxi, use 我要去... for the destination.

Literal

I want to hit car.

打车 is the everyday verb for getting a taxi or ride. The literal meaning is useless; the chunk is what matters.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 I want to take a taxi to the hotel.
02 It is too late now. I want to get a taxi.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Are you taking the subway?
B No, I want to get a taxi.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 I want to get a taxi.
02 I want to go to this address.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 我想打车。 mean?

Answer: I want to get a taxi.

打车 is a fixed everyday phrase meaning get a taxi or ride.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 打车。

Answer: dǎ chē

打 is third tone; 车 is first tone.

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03 · Which line says you want to get a taxi?

Answer: 我想打车。

Use 打车 for the transport choice, then add the destination if needed.

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