How to say “driver” in Chinese
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“Driver” in Chinese is 司机, sī jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
司机 is read sī jī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “司机”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 司机. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 司机把我们送到了宾馆sījībǎwǒmensòngdàolebīnguǎnThe driver took us to the hotel.
- 司机把行李放到了车上sījībǎxínglifàngdàolechēshangThe driver put the luggage in the car.
- 游客向司机问路yóukèxiàngsījīwènlùA tourist asks the driver for directions.
- 事故的原因是司机超速shìgùdeyuányīnshìsījīchāosùThe cause of the accident is that the driver was speeding.
- 违规的司机将受到处罚。wéiguīdesījījiāngshòudàochǔfáDrivers who break the rules will be penalized.
More words from the lesson “Car and bike”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “driver” in Chinese?
“Driver” in Chinese is 司机, pinyin sījī.
What does 司机 mean?
司机 (sījī) means “driver”.
How do you write 司机?
司机 is 2 characters: 司 (sī) — manage; 机 (jī) — machine, device. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 司机?
司机 is read sījī. Tones: sī — first tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“driver” in the lesson “Car and bike”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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