司机
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
司机 (sījī) · driver
司机 (sījī) means “driver”. It is written with 2 characters: 司 (to take charge of) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 司机 is built
The characters
司 sī · to take charge of
What 司 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爸爸是司机。Wǒ bàba shì sījī.My dad is a driver.
司机，去火车站。Sījī, qù huǒchēzhàn.Driver, to the train station, please.
Questions about 司机
What does 司机 mean?
司机 (sījī) means “driver”.
How do you pronounce 司机?
司机 is pronounced sījī.
Which HSK level is 司机?
司机 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 打官司dǎ guānsito go to court
- 司法sīfǎjudicial
- 司令sīlìngcommander
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 机票jīpiàoplane ticket
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
Learn 司机 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.