<p>要 has a meaning of "request", "ask for" etc. </p>

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PdotWang
<p>I'm chinese and I don't quite understand you sentence. My guess is that it is supposed to be</p>

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  <p>我去叫出租车 （I'm going to call a taxi）</p>
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<p>Perhaps in some local tongue they use 要 and 叫 interchangeably in this occasion, but this is by no means standard.</p>

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I also thought that 叫 was missing.However, I saw this in a textbook, so I'm not so sure.........
stella_t
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I've been seeing a lot of "I'm a native chinese" lately. But I think it lacks some sort of additional info, like "I'm a native chinese from 什么地方", since chinese varies a lot from place to place.
Enrico Brasil
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Xin Nie
<blockquote>
  <p>"我去要出租车"</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What is the meaning of "要" in this sentence?</p>

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Translation of "要" in "我去要出租车"
# Translation of "要" in "我去要出租车"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-20)

> "我去要出租车"

What is the meaning of "要" in this sentence?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-20. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

要 has a meaning of "request", "ask for" etc.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-03-20. Score: 4

I'm chinese and I don't quite understand you sentence. My guess is that it is supposed to be

> 我去叫出租车 （I'm going to call a taxi）

Perhaps in some local tongue they use 要 and 叫 interchangeably in this occasion, but this is by no means standard.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I also thought that 叫 was missing.However, I saw this in a textbook, so I'm not so sure.........  
> **username_3**: I've been seeing a lot of "I'm a native chinese" lately. But I think it lacks some sort of additional info, like "I'm a native chinese from 什么地方", since chinese varies a lot from place to place.  

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