ride

dā

搭

bus

gōngjiāochē

公交车

I'm going to take the bus to work.

Wǒ yào dā gōngjiāochē qù shàngbān.

我要搭公交车去上班。

train

huǒchē

火车

She's taking the train to Beijing.

Tā dā huǒchē qù Běijīng.

她搭火车去北京。

plane

fēijī

飞机

We're going to take a plane to Shanghai.

Wǒmen yào dā fēijī qù Shànghǎi.

我们要搭飞机去上海。

taxi

chūzūchē

出租车

Let's take a taxi home.

Wǒmen dā chūzūchē huí jiā ba.

我们搭出租车回家吧。

subway

dìtiě

地铁

It's faster to take the subway during rush hour.

Zài gāofēng shíjiān dā dìtiě bǐjiào kuài.

在高峰时间搭地铁比较快。

boat

chuán

船

We can take a boat to the island.

Wǒmen kěyǐ dā chuán qù nàge dǎo.

我们可以搭船去那个岛。

ride

shùnfēngchē

顺风车

Can I catch a ride with you?

Wǒ kěyǐ dā nǐ de shùnfēngchē ma?

我可以搭你的顺风车吗？

elevator

diàntī

电梯

Let's take the elevator to the 10th floor.

Wǒmen dā diàntī dào shí lóu ba.

我们搭电梯到10楼吧。

helicopter

zhíshēngjī

直升机

The president took a helicopter to the meeting.

Zǒngtǒng dā zhíshēngjī qù cānjiā huìyì.

总统搭直升机去参加会议。

cable car

lǎnchē

缆车

We can take the cable car up the mountain.

Wǒmen kěyǐ dā lǎnchē shàngshān.

我们可以搭缆车上山。