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The word 出租车 is formed by combining three meaningful characters: 出 (chū, meaning "out" or "to go out"), 租 (zū, meaning "to rent"), and 车 (chē, meaning "vehicle"). These characters are assembled conceptually to describe the function of the thing: it is a "vehicle" that you "rent" in order to "go out". The term is thus a logical, descriptive compound where each part contributes directly to the overall meaning of "a car for hire", effectively creating a new concept from these basic, concrete ideas.
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我坐出租车去学校。
他每天乘出租车上班。
我们在酒店门口叫了一辆出租车。
如果你迟到，最好坐出租车去机场。
由于交通堵塞，出租车司机建议我们改走另一条路。