taxi-hailing apps

The company, which was created last year by the merger of two competing taxi-hailing apps, also has some extremely powerful local investors-including China's e-commerce giant Alibaba and its social-networking behemoth Tencent.

滴滴由两家曾相互竞争的叫车服务商合并而成，背后的投资者有一些实力相当深厚，其中包括中国电子商务巨擘阿里巴巴和社交网络巨无霸腾讯。

The taxi-hailing apps have challenged the system for fare pricing and impacted market share for taxi companies.

打车软件向记价系统提出了挑战，并且对出租车公司在市场上的份额构成了影响。

Getting a taxi in Beijing was nearly impossible without a smartphone, while Shanghai went so far as to ban taxi-hailing apps during rush hour at the end of February.

当时在北京几乎到了没有智能手机就打不到车的地步，而上海则在2月底禁止高峰时段使用打车软件。

Taxi-hailing apps, including Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, began to provide a service that allows riders tobook private car transport over a mobile device this year in China.

包括滴滴打车和快的打车这样的打车软件开始了新的服务，今年，中国的用户可以在手机上预订私家车的交通服务。

As taxi apps become smarter, experts predict they will sync with social networks and calendars to provide an even more efficient and tailored service to their passengers. Here comes the rise of the smart taxi.

随着打车软件愈发智能，专家预测，今后的打车软件将可与社交网站和用户日历实现同步，以为乘客提供更加便捷且个人化的定制服务。智能出租车将崛起。

In today's podcast, a new service on taxi-hailing apps to allow users to book private car transport will prompt government reforms in the country's taxi industry.

在今天的播报中，我们要讲述的是一款能够让用户在手机上打到私家车的软件，这一软件促进了政府对出租车产业的改革。

They have launched rival taxi-hailing apps and instant messaging services, and compete over everything from restaurant review apps to which US TV serials are shown on video-hosting platforms.

它们推出相互竞争的打车应用和即时通讯服务，并在众多领域角力，从餐厅点评应用，到在它们的视频平台上投放哪些美国电视系列剧。

Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi ( Common Man) party government is considering setting a "price band" that places limits on what taxi-hailing apps may charge.

凯杰里瓦尔的平民党（Aam Aadmi party）政府正在考虑制定“价格区间”，对叫车应用的收费加以限制。

Last year, taxi-hailing apps became the locus of a fierce battle for mobile-payments market share.

去年，打车应用成为各方争夺移动支付市场份额的核心战场。