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司机sī jīchauffeur; driver

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司机 (sī jī) means "driver" or "chauffeur," a person who drives a car, bus, or taxi, often as a job, as in 出租车司机 (taxi driver). The word can be used to talk about someone's work or to address the person driving, as in 司机，请停车 (driver, please stop).

What does 司机 mean?

  1. 1.

    chauffeur; drivernoun

What do the characters in 司机 mean?

  • 司to take charge of
  • 机(bound form) machine; mechanism

How do you use 司机?

司机 can follow a vehicle word, as in 出租车司机, and it can be used to speak to the driver directly.

What are some examples of 司机 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    我爸爸是出租车司机。

    Wǒ bàba shì chūzūchē sījī.

    My dad is a taxi driver.

  2. HSK 4

    司机，请在前面停车。

    Sījī, qǐng zài qiánmiàn tíngchē.

    Driver, please stop up ahead.

  3. HSK 3

    这位司机开车很小心。

    Zhè wèi sījī kāichē hěn xiǎoxīn.

    This driver drives very carefully.

How is 司机 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们怎么去机场？

    Wǒmen zěnme qù jīchǎng?

    How are we getting to the airport?

  2. Speaker B:

    我叫了车，司机五分钟后到。

    Wǒ jiào le chē, sījī wǔ fēnzhōng hòu dào.

    I've called a car; the driver will arrive in five minutes.

  3. Speaker A:

    车是什么颜色的？

    Chē shì shénme yánsè de?

    What color is the car?

  4. Speaker B:

    白色的，司机到了会给我打电话。

    Báisè de, sījī dào le huì gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.

    White. The driver will call me when he arrives.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.