业务员 (yè wù yuán) — salesperson, sales representative, business development officer

Definition

noun
salespersonsales representativebusiness development officer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 业务员。
    Zhè wèi yè wù yuán fù zé huá dōng dì qū de kè hù.
    This sales representative is responsible for clients in East China.
  • 业务员。
    Gōng sī gěi měi gè yè wù yuán pèi bèi le píng bǎn diàn nǎo.
    The company equipped every salesperson with a tablet computer.
  • 业务员。
    yè wù yuán De yè jì zhí jiē yǐng xiǎng dào nián zhōng jiǎng jīn.
    A salesperson's performance directly affects the year-end bonus.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

业务business affairs
业yèoccupation务wùaffairs
联合Side by side
员yuánperson

“业务” (business affairs) with “员” (person) gives a sales representative.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

  • 丵丵zhuóchisel
  • 大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 业 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
敄
敄wù務wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

Open 务 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →

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