实验员 (shí yàn yuán) — laboratory technician

Definition

noun
laboratory technician
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 实验员。
    Zhè wèi shí yàn yuán gōng zuò jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.
    This lab technician has very rich work experience.
  • 实验员，。
    Gōng sī zhāo pìn yì míng shí yàn yuán, yāo qiú huì shǐ yòng gè zhǒng shè bèi.
    The company is recruiting a lab technician; they require proficiency with various equipment.
  • 实验员，。
    Zuò wéi shí yàn yuán, tā měi tiān dōu yào jiǎn chá yí qì.
    As a lab technician, he has to check the instruments every day.

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.

实验experiment
实shípractice验yàntest
联合Side by side
员yuánperson

实验 gives the idea of testing or practice, and 员 points to a person involved in that work.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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 驗; 验 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān驗yàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 驗 pairs 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; the simplified 验 is a later abbreviation.

Open 验 →

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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