Dispute with taxi driver Part 2: Pick-up or drop-off locations
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Key Phrases
师傅
shī fù
Driver
错地方
cuò dì fāng
Wrong place
正确的地方
zhèng què de dì fāng
Correct place
Skills You'll Learn
Communicating with a driver
与司机沟通
yǔ sī jī gōu tōng
Correcting misunderstandings
纠正误解
jiū zhèng wù jiě
Confirming details
确认细节
què rèn xì jié
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a taxi in China. You've realized that the driver, addressed here as "师傅" (shī fù), which means 'driver', has taken you to the wrong location. A conversation ensues as you try to insist that your actual destination was Oriental Plaza. After checking his records, the driver admits to the mistake and agrees to take you to the correct place.
师傅，你把我送错地方了。
shī fù nǐ bǎ wǒ sòng cuò dì fāng le
Driver, you took me to the wrong place.
不是，这是你告诉我的地址。
bù shì zhè shì nǐ gào sù wǒ de dì zhǐ
No, this is the address you told me.
不，我说的是东方广场，不是这里。
bù wǒ shuō de shì dōng fāng guǎng chǎng bù shì zhè lǐ
No, I said Oriental Plaza, not here.
我听到的是这里。你确定吗？
wǒ tīng dào de shì zhè lǐ nǐ què dìng ma
What I heard was here. Are you sure?
我很确定。你可以看一下你的记录吗？
wǒ hěn què dìng nǐ kě yǐ kàn yī xià nǐ de jì lù ma
I'm very sure. Can you check your records?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
师
shī
Master
💬 In [师傅], [师] and [傅] work as part of the set phrase, not as two separate words you would normally pick for this meaning. Learn [师傅] together for how people address a driver, repairman, or other skilled worker.
See breakdown →傅
fù
Teacher
💬 In [师傅], [傅] is part of a fixed word, so the useful item to remember is the whole [师傅], not this character on its own. Chinese often builds common everyday words from pieces whose individual meanings don't help much in real conversation.
See breakdown →师傅
shī fù
Driver
🇨🇳 [师傅] is a normal, polite way to address a taxi driver in China. It sounds much more natural than trying to say [司机] to the person directly.
See breakdown →错
cuò
Wrong
地方
dì fāng
Place
错地方
cuò dì fāng
Wrong place
💬 [错] can go before a noun to mean 'wrong' in the sense of 'mistaken': [错地方] 'the wrong place', [错地址] 'the wrong address'. It's a handy pattern for mix-ups, not moral 'wrong'.
See breakdown →不是
bù shì
No
💬 [不是] is the basic 'is not / not so' form. You can reuse it before places or nouns: [不是这里] 'not here', [不是那个地址] 'not that address'.
See breakdown →地址
dì zhǐ
Address
东方
dōng fāng
East
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