人员 (rén yuán) — personnel, staff, crew
Definition
人员 is a collective noun for 'personnel / staff' — the people working in an organization. Use 员工 for individual employees and 职员 specifically for office staff.
noun
personnelstaffcrew
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Gōng sī zhāo pìn le xīn rén yuán.The company recruited new staff.
- 人员。Yī liáo rén yuán zài nǔ lì bāng zhù bìng rén.The medical staff are working hard to help patients.
- 人员。Zhè jiā chāo shì de rén yuán dōu hěn yǒu hǎo.The staff at this supermarket are all very friendly.
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