How to pronounce chu zu che (出租车) in Chinese

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出租车

chū zū chē

Characters & meanings

chūT1

to go out; to come out

T1

to hire; to rent

chēT1

vehicle; car

Common mistake

Three first tones in a row (1-1-1): one unbroken high line. The consonants do the work: retroflex chū, dental zū, retroflex chē — curl, flatten, curl.

Example sentence

我们坐出租车去。

Wǒmen zuò chūzūchē qù.

Let's take a taxi.

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