Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 29

打车回家Take a taxi home

Dǎ chē huí jiā

Taxi & directional motion. The 从 preposition.

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打车回家— Taking a taxi home

  1. 高朋白bái月yuè, 你nǐ从cóng哪nǎ儿ér回huí?Where are you coming from?
  2. 白月我wǒ从cóng商shāng场chǎng回huí. 太tài累lèi了le.From the mall. So tired.
  3. 高朋我wǒ开kāi车chē. 你nǐ也yě行xíng打dǎ车chē回huí去qù.I drive. You can also take a taxi.
  4. 白月出chū租zū车chē多duō少shǎo钱qián?How much for a taxi?
  5. 高朋不bú太tài贵guì. 我wǒ送sòng你nǐ回huí家jiā!Not expensive. I'll take you home!
  6. 白月谢xiè谢xiè! 真zhēn好hǎo!Thanks! How nice!
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回去回来— Go back, come back

  1. 文山高gāo朋péng, 你nǐ从cóng家jiā来lái了le吗ma?Coming from home?
  2. 高朋是shì的de. 我wǒ回huí来lái了le.Yes. Came back.
  3. 文山我wǒ马mǎ上shàng就jiù回huí去qù.I'll head back in a bit.
  4. 高朋请qǐng进jìn来lái! 我wǒ们men说shuō一yí会huì儿er.Come in! Let's chat for a moment.
  5. 文山好hǎo! 我wǒ马mǎ上shàng进jìn去qù.OK! Coming in now.
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打dǎ车chē

verbtake a taxi

开kāi车chē

verbdrive

出chū租zū车chē

nountaxi

回huí

verbreturn

回huí家jiā

verbgo home

回huí来lái

verbcome back

回huí去qù

verbgo back

进jìn

verbenter

进jìn来lái

verbcome in

出chū去qù

verbgo out

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打dǎ

hit; play; take (taxi)

打车 dǎ chē — take a taxi打电话 dǎ diànhuà — make a call打开 dǎkāi — open
从cóng

from; (in 从来 = always/never)

从来 cónglái — always; throughout — paired with 没 to form "(have) never"
累lèi

tired

累死了 lèi sǐ le — dead tired (colloquial intensifier)累不累 lèi bu lèi — tired or not? — V不V question
出

exit

出租车 chūzūchē — taxi出去 chū qù — go out出国 chū//guó — go abroad; leave the country
租

to rent; (in 出租车 = taxi)

出租车 chūzūchē — taxi
送sòng

send (off); take to

进jìn

enter (later)

进来 jìn lái — come in进步 jìnbù — progress; advance
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回

huíreturnWriting

6 strokesenclosure

进

jìnenterWriting

7 strokesenclosureradical 辶

出

chūexitWriting

5 strokesstandalone

开

kāiopen; driveWriting

4 strokestop-bottom

打

dǎhit; play; take (taxi)Recognition

5 strokesleft-rightradical 扌

送

sòngsend (off); take toRecognition

9 strokesenclosureradical 辶

来

láicome (revisit Bk1 ch10)Recognition

7 strokesstandalone

去

qùgo (revisit Bk1 ch10)Recognition

5 strokestop-bottom

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Preposition 从 — "from"

Explanation

从 + place = "from X." Pattern: 从 + place + V. 我从家来 (I come from home). With V₁ + V₂: 从 X 到 Y (from X to Y). 从家到学校 (from home to school).

Examples

  • 我从家来.I'm coming from home.
  • 从北京回.Returning from Beijing.
  • 我打车回家.I take a taxi home.
  • 请进! 进来吧!Please come in!
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