Welcome to Ming Mandarin’s free online Mandarin Chinese lessons. In this lesson, we’ll learn how to communicate with a Chinese taxi driver in Mandarin Chinese.
Let’s look at some relevant example words and phrases to help you order a taxi in China (such as DiDi taxi: 滴滴出行, dī dī chūxíng).
How to day “order a taxi” in Mandarin Chinese? Well, here are the three most common ways to say “order a taxi” in China:
| Hello. Where to go? | nǐhǎo，qù nǎlǐ? | 你好，去哪里？ |
| Sir (driver), hello, I go to . road No. | shīfu，nǐhǎo，wǒ qù. lù. hào | 师傅，你好，我去. 路..号 |
| Sir, Beijing Hotel. | Shīfu, dào běijīng fàndiàn. | 师傅，到 北京 饭店。 |
| I go to (intersection of ). road and . road | wǒ qù. lù，. lù | 我去. 路，. 路 |
| I go to this place | wǒ qù zhèɡè dìfānɡ | 我去这个地方 |
| Go straight | yìzhí zǒu | 一直走 |
| Turn left | zuǒɡuǎi | 左拐 |
| Turn right | yòuɡuǎi | 右拐 |
| Please slow down | qǐnɡ màn yìdiǎn'er | 请慢一点儿！ |
| Please (drive) faster | qǐnɡ kuài yìdiǎn'er | 请快一点儿！ |
| Stop! | tínɡ chē | 停车 |
| Arrived. Arrived | dàole，dàole | 到了，到了 |
| Stop here | tínɡ zài zhèlǐ | 停在这里 |
| Stop at entrance | tínɡ zài mén kǒu | 停在门口 |
| Stop at intersection | tínɡ zài lùkǒu | 停在路口 |
| How long does it take to get to…? | dào … duō cháng shíjiān? | 到 …… 多长时间？ |
| Driver: About half an hour. | sījī: dàgài bàn gè xiǎoshí. | 司机: 大概半个小时 |
| How much is it? | duōshǎo qián？ | 多少钱？ |
| Please give me receipt | qǐnɡ ɡěi wǒ fāpiào | 请给我发票 |
| Can you wait a moment? | Kéyǐ shāo děng yíxià ma? | 可以 稍等一下 吗？ |
Can you now order a taxi in China? Cool.
Btw, DiDi is the best Chinese App for ordering a taxi online in China. They have got a cool English version too. However, the drivers won’t speak any English. So, after going through this lesson, do you know how to communicate with a Chinese taxi driver?
Let me know in the comments. 🙂
