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出租车 (chū zū chē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

出租车 (chū zū chē) is a Chinese word: taxi. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 出租车

名 míng noun

taxi

我坐出租车去机场。

wǒ zuò chū zū chē qù jī chǎng

I take a taxi to the airport.

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Word breakdown

出 chū — out, outbound (suggesting availability for hire)

租 zū — rent, hire (the core rental service concept)

车 chē — vehicle, car (specifies it's a vehicle)

Structure & writing
1 出 chū — to go out; from inside to outside (opposite of 进/入)
出 is a component in 4 characters

consists of

1.1 屮 chè — sprout just emerging from the ground
屮 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 租 zū — to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period

租 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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Stroke order

3 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle
车 is a component in 27 characters
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车 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order