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团员 (tuán yuán) — member (of a group); group member

Definition

团员 pairs specifically with 团 (group/delegation) — e.g. 共青团团员, 代表团的团员. It is more specific than the suffix 员 ('member' in general) or 成员 ('member of an organization'), which work without 团.

noun
member (of a group)group member
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 团员。
    Tā shì zhè ge jù lè bù de tuán yuán.
    He is a member of this club.
  • 团员。
    Suǒ yǒu tuán yuán dōu yào lái cān jiā huó dòng.
    All members must come and participate in the activity.
  • 团员。
    Dài biǎo tuán de tuán yuán yǐ jīng dào qí le.
    The members of the delegation have all arrived.

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.

团tuángroup
员yuánmember

团 (group) and 员 (member) combine to mean a member of a group.

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 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →

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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