员 (yuán) — (suffix) person; employee; member
Definition
员 (yuán) is a suffix meaning 'member' or 'employee' — it only appears attached to another word (e.g. 员工, 会员), never alone. Use 成员 for group members and 会员 for club/organization members.
suffix
(suffix) personemployeemember
Examples
- 。Tā shì zhè jiā gōng sī de yuán gōng.He is an employee of this company.
- 。Wǒ men bù mén yǒu wǔ míng yuán gōng.Our department has five employees.
- 。Gōng sī de xīn yuán gōng dōu hěn nǔ lì.The new employees at the company are all hardworking.
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