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招待员 (zhāo dài yuán) — receptionist; attendant; usher

Definition

noun
receptionistattendantusher
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 招待员。
    Zhè jiā jiǔ diàn de zhāo dài yuán fēi cháng rè qíng.
    The receptionist at this hotel is very warm.
  • 招待员。
    Zhè wèi zhāo dài yuán dài wǒ men cān guān le zhěng gè bó wù guǎn.
    This tour guide showed us around the entire museum.
  • 招待员。
    Diàn yǐng yuàn de zhāo dài yuán bǎ wǒ men lǐng dào le zuò wèi shàng.
    The usher at the cinema led us to our seats.

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.

招待receive guests
招zhāowelcome待dàitreat
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

招待 receive guests + 员 person denotes an attendant.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào招zhāo
Same sound today

招 pairs 扌, the hand part, with 召, which gives the sound, to show beckoning with the hand.

Open 招 →

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
彳彳chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì待dài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

待 is built from 彳 on the left and 寺 on the right; 彳 is tied to the meaning, and 寺 gives the sound.

Open 待 →

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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