If you live in China, you must have heard Didi Chuxing (in Chinese 滴滴出行), the leading ride-hailing company in China.
Nowadays, it launched a bilingual version of its app in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou on Monday, catering to foreigners with an English interface.
(It will be available in other Chinese cities soon.)
Since then, it will be much more convenient for expats to get ride-hailing service in China!!!
What’s New?
Besides an English interface, other bilingual functions include a real-time, in-app text messaging translation function between English and Chinese to help passengers and drivers communicate.
Users will also have access to bilingual customer service support via email and phone.
While the company plans to make the app 100% bilingual, it is first starting this feature for core services of:
Taxi (出租车)
Premier (专车)
Express, including ExpressPool (快车and顺风车)
Didi Luxe
From now on, users in Beijing have access to “Didi Luxe” and enjoy the Didi luxury-car service.
After downloading the latest version, users can make a car appointment in the App.
The main brands of the luxurious cars are including:
Mercedes E-Class
BMW 5-series
Audi A6
Payment
International Credit Cards
Such as Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Discover, Diners are available.
Btw, you can’t pay the taxi by International Credit Cards currently.
How to Link to International Credit Cards?
My Wallet 👉 Payment Method 👉 International Credit Cards
WeChat Wallet
Alipay
12 Countries/Regions Can Register
In addition, users can register the ride-hailing app with phone numbers in 12 countries and regions including:
China mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Canada, the United States, and Brazil.
How to Download?
Scan the QR Code(for Android&IOS)
Globalization Push
Before this, the most prominent ride-hailing service in China was Mandarin only.
When the company discontinued the English interface of Uber China last year, there was an outcry among China’s laowai community, who felt abandoned in the upgrade.
The move comes amid Didi’s globalization push. While the company is expanding progressively to overseas markets, it considers the “internationalization of mobility services in China...a crucial link in Didi’s broader global strategy.”
Source: Didi official website
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