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title: "Dache Meaning: 打车 (dǎchē) Means “to take a taxi”"
description: "打车 (traditional 打車, dǎchē) means “to take a taxi; to hail a ride”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 车 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 打车 mean?

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打车 dǎchē

## to take a taxi; to hail a ride

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to get
2. 车 chē car

## In a sentence

太晚了，我们打车回去吧。 It's too late, let's take a taxi back.

这是她第一次在中国用手机**打车**。

From [我在咖啡店门口 · How to take a taxi in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-take-a-taxi-in-chinese#library-word-43-45)

[More about 打车](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E8%BD%A6)

## More words with 打 or 车

- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
- [车祸 chēhuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chehuo)
- [车间 chējiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chejian)
- [车辆 chēliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cheliang)
- [车位 chēwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chewei)
- [车厢 chēxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chexiang)
- [车站 chēzhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhan)
- [车主 chēzhǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhu)
- [出租车 chūzūchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzuche)
- [打败 dǎbài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabai)

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