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司机 sījī

司机 sījī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 司机 sījī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sījī | si1 ji1
English translation
chauffeur
driver
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About 司机 sījī

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Traditional form

司機

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 司机 sījī

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

(take charge) and its mirror image Hòu (empress) were originally used interchangeably. The origin of both characters is unclear.

Positional decomposition

⿹? kǒu

Number of Strokes

5

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

木几

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 司机 sījī

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司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù de zhāo yǎn 向前 xiàng qián wàng zhāo ,汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

那个 nà ge 卡车 kǎchē 司机 sījī 饿 è le , jiù 汽车 qì chē tíng zài 餐馆 cān guǎn 旁边 pángbiān .

When he hungered for food, the truck driver stopped at a restaurant.

jiào 司机 sījī kāi màn diǎn .

I told the driver to go slow.

le liàng dài 司机 sījī de 汽车 qì chē .

He hired a car with a driver.

电车 diàn chē 司机 sījī 踏着 líng 发出 fā chū 叮叮当当 dīng dīng dāng dāng de 响声 xiǎng shēng .

The tramdriver clanged his bell.

司机 sījī Decomposition

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司机 sījī Compounds

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