打车 dǎ chē
“to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift”
verb2021 list level 1Traditional 打車
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
打车 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 328: 打车 dǎchē — Level 2; official annotation 2 (动). PDF page 88
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 打车
打车 is a colloquial verb-object expression meaning to take a taxi; it can be separated, as in 打了车 and 打不到车. Use 打车去 + place for 'take a taxi to a place'. It is less formal than 坐出租车.
例句Example sentences
- 我们打车去火车站吧。wǒ men dǎ chē qù huǒ chē zhàn ba.Let's take a taxi to the train station.
- 现在下大雨，很难打车。xiàn zài xià dà yǔ, hěn nán dǎ chē.It's raining heavily now, so it's hard to get a taxi.
- 我昨天打车回家，花了二十块钱。wǒ zuó tiān dǎ chē huí jiā, huā le èr shí kuài qián.I took a taxi home yesterday and spent twenty yuan.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我坐打车去学校。
✓我打车去学校。
打车 already contains the verb 'take a taxi'; do not add 坐 before it.
易混词Easily confused
打车vs坐车
坐车 is broad and can mean ride in a car, bus, or taxi; 打车 specifically means to get/hire a taxi.