巡视员 (xún shì yuán) — inspector (especially in government or party oversight); circuit inspector (a specific role in China's disciplinary inspection system)

Definition

A formal term for an inspector who conducts on-site oversight, typically at government or party level. 巡视 (xúnshì) names the inspection tour itself; the role sits above routine 检查 in authority and scope.

noun
inspector (especially in government or party oversight)circuit inspector (a specific role in China's disciplinary inspection system)
Measure word · 名

Examples

  • 巡视员。
    Zhōng yāng xún shì yuán zhèng zài gè dì jìn xíng jiān dū jiǎn chá.
    Central inspectors are conducting oversight inspections in various places.
  • 巡视员，。
    Zhè wèi xún shì yuán jīng yàn fēng fù, gōng zuò rèn zhēn fù zé.
    This inspector is experienced and works diligently and responsibly.
  • 巡视员。
    xún shì yuán De zhí zé shì fā xiàn wèn tí bìng tuī dòng zhěng gǎi.
    The inspector's duty is to identify problems and promote rectification.

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.

巡视inspect
巡xúnpatrol视shìinspect
联合Side by side
员yuánperson

巡视 conveys patrolling and inspecting, while 员 denotes a person, giving an inspector.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān巡xún
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

巡 pairs 辵, a walking part, with 川 as a sound part.

Open 巡 →

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 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
示
示shì視shì
Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

Open 视 →

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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