MANDARIN16 lines
Taxi & Didi
Address in, route agreed, receipt out
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What you say
shīfu, nǐ hǎo
Hello, driver
When to use it师傅 shīfu is how you address any tradesman: driver, plumber, electrician.
qǐng qù zhège dìzhǐ
Please take me to this address
When to use itSay it, then show the address in Chinese on your screen.
zǒu gāojià
Take the elevated road
zǒu dìmiàn
Take the surface streets
qǐng dǎ biǎo
Please use the meter
tíng zài zhèlǐ
Stop here
qiánmiàn lùkǒu tíng
Stop at the next junction
wǒ gǎn shíjiān
I am in a hurry
qǐng kāi hòubèixiāng
Please open the boot
wǒ yào fāpiào
I need the official receipt
When to use it发票 fāpiào is the tax receipt your employer will ask for. A payment screenshot is not one.
néng kāi kōngtiáo ma
Could you turn on the air conditioning
qǐng diào tóu
Please turn around
What you hear
qù nǎlǐ
Where to
dào le
We have arrived
sǎo mǎ fù
Pay by scanning the code
qiánmiàn dǔchē
There is traffic ahead
How far fifty words get you
A serviced compound in Gubei runs on fifty words. Ten minutes further out it does not. Tell us where you need to be each morning.
No match. Try a shorter word.