司机
sī jī
driver
The Chinese word for driver, 司机, is used in the same way as in English. It can refer to someone who operates and controls a vehicle such as a car, bus or truck. It is also often used in compound words relating to driving, like 'bus driver' (公交司机) or 'taxi driver' (出租车司机).
Example sentences using: 司机
司机已经离开了。
Sījī yǐjīng líkāi le.
The driver has already left.
This phrase implies the driver has departed.
先生，你是我们的司机。
Xiānshēng, nǐ shì wǒmen de sījī.
Sir, you are our driver.
This phrase is used when identifying a person as the driver for a group.
我们需要一个司机。
Wǒmen xūyào yīgè sījī.
We need a driver.
This phrase is used when one requires a driver's services.
谁是今天的司机？
Shuí shì jīntiān de sījī?
Who is the driver today?
This phrase is used to inquire about the person who will be driving that day.
我是您的司机。
Wǒ shì nín de sījī.
I am your driver.
This phrase is used when introducing oneself as the driver to someone.
请问您是司机吗？
Qǐngwèn nín shì sījī ma?
Excuse me, are you the driver?
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司机在哪里？
Sījī zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the driver?
This phrase is used when someone is looking for the driver.
司机正在开车。
Sījī zhèngzài kāichē.
The driver is driving.
This phrase suggests that the driver is currently operating the vehicle.
你要成为一个好司机。
Nǐ yào chéngwéi yīgè hǎo sījī.
You have to be a good driver.
This phrase suggests someone needs to excel as a driver.
这个司机很有经验。
Zhège sījī hěn yǒu jīngyàn.
This driver is very experienced.
This phrase is praising the driver's wealth of experience.