The difficulty in catching a cab 打車難 (da che nan)

It is becoming increasingly difficult to catch a taxi in Chinese cities, especially the big ones. As a result, complaints against taxi services have increased manyfold.

According to a 2012 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences survey, 8.48 percent of the respondents in Beijing said it takes them more than half an hour to get a taxi while 45.29 percent said they spend between 10 and 30 minutes to catch one.