员
yuán
Meaning
- (bound form) member
Definition
指担任某种职务或从事某种工作的人。
A person who holds a certain position or engages in a certain occupation.
Usage
常作为后缀，附着在名词或动词后构成表示某类人的名词；也可单独使用，但较少见。
Often used as a suffix attached to nouns or verbs to form nouns denoting a person of a certain type; can also be used alone but less commonly.
Examples
- 1 他是公司的员工。(He is an employee of the company.)
- 2 请登记为会员。(Please register as a member.)
- 3 这位店员很热情。(This shop assistant is very enthusiastic.)
- 4 所有演员都已就位。(All the actors are in place.)
- 5 需要增加几名保安员。(Need to add a few security guards.)
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