Chinese word

司机

Pronunciation

Pinyinsī jī

Meaning

  • noundriver

Example

他是我们的司机。tā shì wǒ men de sī jī

He is our driver.

Illustration for 司机 (driver)

More examples

出租车司机很友好。chū zū chē sī jī hěn yóu hǎo

The taxi driver is very friendly.

Core concept

A person who controls a vehicle and is responsible for making it travel.

Common phrases

  • 出租车司机chū zū chē sī jī

    taxi driver

  • 公交车司机gōng jiāo chē sī jī

    bus driver

  • 司机开车sī jī kāi chē

    driver drives a car

Similar words

驾驶员jià shǐ yuán: A professional driver of a car, bus, or other vehicle.
师傅shī fù: A familiar way to address a taxi or bus driver in spoken Chinese.

Definition in Chinese

负责驾驶机动车或其他车辆使其行驶的人，既可指以驾驶为职业的人员，也可指临时开车的人。fù zé jià shǐ jī dòng chē huò qí tā chē liàng shǐ qí xíng shǐ de rén jì kě zhǐ yǐ jià shǐ wèi zhí yè de rén yuán yě kě zhǐ lín shí kāi chē de rén

Word origin

司 (sī, "to manage") + 机 (jī, "machine") forms a modern word for the person in charge of operating a machine, especially a vehicle.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe someone driving for one trip as well as a regular worker, so context decides whether driving is a job or a temporary task.

Other meanings

  • taxi drivernoun

Opposites

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