计价机 ji4jia4ji1 (taxi meter)

bodawei
October 24, 2010, 03:45 PM posted in General Discussion

This is a high frequency expression if you are living in or visiting China, but I have always found it difficult to remember how to refer to a taxi meter.  The dictionaries have their favourites. 

I am going for this as a safe option, certainly where I live out west: 计价机 jìjiàjī (taxi meter)

那个计价机坏了。 (the meter is broken.)  

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bodawei
October 24, 2010, 03:59 PM

Yunnanese people love the fourth tone (or no tone) - I wonder if this is one reason why this expression is preferred?