This news story covers a new government initiative to help protect women from sexual harassment by providing special women-only taxis in the capital city Kuala Lumpur.
在马来西亚，女性常常成为抢劫、性骚扰和其他暴力行为的受害者。据法国媒体11月30日报道，为了更好地保护女性免受暴力侵害，马来西亚首都吉隆坡上周末推出了50辆只搭载女性的“女性出租车”。
这些车的挡风玻璃顶端标有“女性出租车”字样，司机也是女性。与吉隆坡几家出租公司合作发起该项目的马来西亚妇女、家庭和社会发展部称，希望将“女性出租车”数量增加到400辆左右。
此举受到了当地女性的热烈欢迎。“这项举措当然很好，我们乘车时会感到更加安全。”26岁的办公室文员纳西尔说。不过，有的女司机担心男性乘客会因此流失；也有人担忧“女性出租车”的标志可能会使驾驶这种出租车的女司机成为袭击目标。
马来西亚此前还曾推出粉红色女性专用火车车厢、只载女乘客的女性专用公交车，以免女性受到性骚扰等伤害。除了马来西亚，墨西哥、埃及、伊朗等国都曾推出女性专用出租车。
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4] |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish |
| 亚 | Yà | Asia; Asian; Taiwan pr. [Ya3] |
| 女 | nu:3 | female; woman; daughter |
| 性 | xǐng | nature; property; attribute; sex; suffix forming adjective from verb; essence |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 抢 | qiáng | (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) |
| 劫 | jiē | to rob; to plunder; calamity; disaster; to coerce |
| 骚 | sao | (bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]; foul-smelling (; ) |
| 扰 | ráo | to disturb |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]) |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 暴 | bǎo | violent; fierce; sudden; cruel; to expose; to spoil (bao4); to expose to the sun (pu4) |
| 力行 | lì xíng | to practice diligently; to act energetically |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice); variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 受害者 | shòu hài zhě | casualty; victim; those injured and wounded |
| 据 | jǔ | according to; based on; evidence |
| 法 | fǎ | variant of 法[fa3]; France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]; old variant of 法[fa3]; law |
| 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 媒 | mēi | medium; matchmaker; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media |
| 体 | tī | used in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5]; Taiwan pr. [ti3] |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] |
| 日 | rì | (bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with |
| 报 | bào | to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; new… |
| 道 | dào | road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quot… |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 保 | báo | Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]) |
| 护 | hù | to protect |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited |
| 受 | shòu | to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom |
| 力 | Lì | surname Li |
| 侵 | qin | to invade; to infringe |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 吉 | Jí | short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2]; surname Ji |
| 隆 | lōng | prosperous; thriving; grand; to bulge; a becoming prominent; surname Long |
| 坡 | pō | slope; CL:個|个[ge4]; sloping; slanted |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week |
| 末 | me | variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 只 | zhī | variant of 隻|只[zhi1]; variant of 只[zhi3]; grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 搭 | da | to put up; to hang (clothes on a pole); to join; to match; to throw in (resources) |
| 载 | zǎi | to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]; year |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for…; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 租 | zū | to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 挡 | dáng | to resist; to hinder; to block (a blow); cover |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] |
| 玻 | bo | see 玻璃[bo1 li5] |
| 璃 | lī | (phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names) |
| 顶端 | dǐng duān | summit; peak |
| 标 | biao | mark; label; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); award; target; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; classifier for military units |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) |
| 字 | zì | letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type |
| 司 | Sī | surname Si |
| 机 | Jī | surname Ji |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 与 | yú | variant of 歟|欤[yu2] |
| 几 | jī | small table; (literary) almost |
| 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some act… |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 w… |
| 合 | gě | 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗; variant of 合[he2] |
| 作 | zuō | (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 发起 | fā qǐ | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned |
| 项目 | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 妇女 | fù nu:3 | woman |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4] |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand |
| 部 | bù | ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc |
| 称 | chèn | to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4] |
| 希 | xī | to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1] |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards; 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wang4] |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) |
| 数量 | shù liàng | amount; quantity; quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoug… |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence |
| 此 | cǐ | this; these |
| 举 | jǔ | variant of 舉|举[ju3]; to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 了当 | liǎo dàng | frank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order; (old) to deal with; to handle |
| 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent |
| 烈 | liě | ardent; fierce; upright; exploits |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) |
| 项 | Xiàng | surname Xiang |
| 措 | cuǒ | to handle; to put in order; to administer; to take action on |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 乘 | Chéng | surname Cheng; old variant of 乘[cheng2] |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Tai… |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 岁 | suì | variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests) |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises |
| 文员 | wén yuán | office worker; clerk |
| 纳西 | Nà xī | Nakhi ethnic group |
| 尔 | ěr | variant of 爾|尔[er3]; thus; so; like that; you; thou |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
| 担 | dan | to undertake; to shoulder |
| 心 | xīn | heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
| 男 | nán | (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] |
| 客 | kè | customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food) |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 流 | líu | to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade |
| 失 | shī | to lose; to miss; to fail |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) |
| 忧 | you | to worry; worried; sorrow |
| 志 | zhì | aspiration; ambition; the will; sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 使 | shǐ | to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger |
| 驾 | Jià | surname Jia |
| 驶 | shí | (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a boat) to sail |
| 这种 | zhè zhǒng | this kind of |
| 袭 | xī | (bound form) to raid; to attack; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding |
| 击 | jī | to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] |
| 目 | mù | eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title |
| 此前 | cǐ qián | before this; before then; previously |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 曾 | Zēng | surname Zeng |
| 粉红色 | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 专 | zhuan | for a particular person, occasion, purpose; special; particular (to sth); specialized |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4] |
| 厢 | xiang | box (in theater); side |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1] |
| 以 | yǐ | old variant of 以[yi3]; abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (… |
| 伤害 | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including |
| 墨 | Mò | surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 埃 | ai | dust; a phonetic character used in foreign names |
| 及 | jí | and; to reach; up to; in time for |
| 伊 | ||
| 朗 | lǎng | clear; bright |
| 国都 | guó dū | national capital |
In Malaysia, women often become the victims of robberies, sexual harassment and other violent acts. According to a November 30 French media report, in order to better protect women from violence, last weekend the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur released 50 “women’s taxis” which will only transport women.
The top of the windshields of these taxis show a sign reading “women’s taxi”, and the drivers are also women. the project is a cooperation between several of Kuala Lumpur’s taxi companies and the project initiator, Malaysia’s Department of Women, Family and Community Development, who said that they hope to increase the number of “women’s taxi’s” to 400.
This has received a warm welcome from the local women. “This act is of course very good, we can feel safer getting into a taxi,” said 26-year-old office worker Na Xi Er (proper name). However, some female taxi drivers worry about the loss of male customers, and some people are concerned that because of what the “women’s only taxis” symbolize, the female drivers will become the target of attacks.
Before this, Malaysia has already released pink women-only train carriages, as well as buses that only carry women, in order to [help women] avoid suffering harm from sexual harassment. Besides Malaysia, Mexico, Egypt, Iran and other countries have already unveiled women-only taxis.