Writing
司机 (sījī) — how to say "driver" in Chinese
司机
Driver
noun
Character composition
司
to manage, to drive
机
machine
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Collocations
出租车司机
chūzūchē sījī
taxi driver
Examples
这位公交车司机开车非常平稳。
This bus driver drives very smoothly.
出租车司机很熟悉路。
Taxi drivers are very familiar with the roads.
Mnemonic
[sījī-] Sid the Genie is flying a magical carpet 🚗 in the shape of the character 司机. As he manages the controls, the carpet zips through the skies like a sophisticated machine. Sid grins, showing how expertly he drives this fantastic flying mechanism!
Frequently asked questions
How to say driver in Mandarin?
"driver" in Chinese is 司机 (sījī).
司机 meaning in English
司机 (sījī) means "Driver".
Driver in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced sījī (written as siji). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "driver" in Chinese characters?
It is written 司机: 司 has 5 strokes, 机 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 司机?
司机 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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