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坐出租车Zuò chūzūchēTaking a Taxi in Chinese

HSK 1 reading practice · 46 words · ~1 min
今天jīntiān上午shàngwǔ我wǒ去qù火车站huǒchēzhàn。
This morning I am going to the train station.
我wǒ坐zuò出租车chūzūchē去qù。
I go by taxi.
我wǒ问wèn司机sījī:“多少duōshao钱qián?”
I ask the driver: "How much is it?"
司机sījī说shuō:“三十sānshí块kuài钱qián。”
The driver says: "Thirty kuai."
二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng,我wǒ看见kànjiàn火车站huǒchēzhàn了le。
Twenty minutes later, I see the train station.
我wǒ说shuō:“谢谢xièxie!再见zàijiàn!”
I say: "Thank you! Goodbye!"
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Key words 生词

出租车chūzūchētaxi
火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
司机sījīdriver
问wènto ask
块kuàiyuan (colloquial)
分钟fēnzhōngminute

Grammar note 语法点

坐 + vehicle + 去

坐 means 'to take/ride' a form of transport. Pattern: 坐 + vehicle + 去 (+ place).

我坐出租车去。
多少钱?

多少钱 is the standard way to ask the price: 'How much money?'

我问司机:“多少钱?”

Check yourself 小测验

1. 我怎么去火车站?
2. 出租车多少钱?
3. 我坐了多少分钟?

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