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辅导员 (fǔ dǎo yuán) — (college/university) student advisor, counselor; political and ideological assistant (in Chinese higher education)

Definition

辅导员 (fǔdǎoyuán) is a unique role in Chinese higher education — a student advisor who handles daily student affairs, well-being, and also political-ideological guidance. There is no direct English equivalent.

noun
(college/university) student advisorcounselorpolitical and ideological assistant (in Chinese higher education)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 辅导员，。
    Wǒ de fǔ dǎo yuán jīng cháng hé wǒ men tán xīn, guān xīn wǒ men de shēng huó.
    My advisor often talks with us and cares about our lives.
  • 辅导员，。
    Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de fǔ dǎo yuán, bāng zhù hěn duō xué shēng jiě jué le kùn nan.
    She is an excellent advisor and has helped many students overcome difficulties.
  • ，辅导员。
    Kāi xué dì yī tiān, fǔ dǎo yuán gěi wǒ men jiè shào le xué xiào de guī zhāng zhì dù.
    On the first day of school, the advisor introduced us to the school's rules and regulations.

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.

辅导assist and guide
辅fǔassist导dǎoguide
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

辅导 means to assist and guide, and 员 names a person who does that.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輔; 辅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
甫
甫fǔ輔fǔ
Same sound today

The traditional form 輔 pairs 車 (cart) with 甫 as a sound part; the simplified 辅 is a later abbreviation.

Open 辅 →

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 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

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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