干员 (gān yuán) — capable official; cadre | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A cadre — a capable official or trained member of an organization, often with administrative or managerial duties. Has a formal, institutional tone, especially in political, military, or party contexts.

noun

capable officialcadre

Measure word · 个

Examples

干员，。
Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de gān yuán, gōng zuò rèn zhēn fù zé.
He is an excellent cadre, serious and responsible in his work.
干员。
Zhè ge bù mén xū yào gèng duō yǒu jīng yàn de gān yuán.
This department needs more experienced cadres.
干员。
gān yuán Men zhèng zài tǎo lùn rú hé tí gāo xiào lǜ.
The cadres are discussing how to improve efficiency.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

干gāncapable

员yuánofficial

干 means capable and 员 means person, giving the sense of a capable official.

Characters in this word

The simplified 干 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (饼干, 干杯) it is 乾; in others (干, 干活儿) (干扰) it is 幹 or 干.

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 乾; 干 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

倝

倝gàn乾gān

Same sound today

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.

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