Definition

Noun: - A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere; a taxi or cab. This is a loanword from French "taxi".

Usage

• Used as a common noun to refer to the vehicle or the service.
• Often used in contexts of hiring, riding, or calling for transportation.

Examples

• (We caught a taxi at the airport.)
• (Taxi fares in this city are quite expensive.)
• (He has been a taxi driver for ten years.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tắc xi" is considered a more colloquial or familiar term compared to the full form "taxi". It is widely understood in everyday spoken Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Taxi: The standard, unabbreviated form of the same word.
• Xe ôm: (Noun) A motorbike taxi, a common mode of transport in Vietnam where the passenger rides on the back of a motorbike.
• Xe công nghệ / Xe app: (Noun) A ride-hailing vehicle (e.g., Grab, Be), often a car or motorbike, booked via a smartphone application.

Synonyms

• Cab: (Noun) Another common word for a taxi, especially in American English.
• Taxicab: (Noun) A formal term for a taxi.

Related Phrases

• Bắt tắc xi / Gọi tắc xi: To hail/call a taxi.
  • Trời mưa nên rất khó bắt tắc xi. (It's raining, so it's very difficult to hail a taxi.)
• Đồng hồ tắc xi: Taxi meter.
  • Hãy nhớ yêu cầu tài xế bật đồng hồ tắc xi. (Remember to ask the driver to turn on the taxi meter.)

noun

1. taxi, cab