社员 (shè yuán) — member (of a commune, society, club, or cooperative)
Definition
社员 literally means 'member of a 社' — any organized group (commune, cooperative, club). It is the collective, formal term, broader than 会员 (used mainly for associations and clubs with formal membership).
noun
member (of a commune, society, club, or cooperative)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，社员。Tā jiā rù shè yǐng jù lè bù hòu, chéng le yí wèi jī jí de shè yuán.After joining the photography club, he became an active member.
- 社员。Zhè ge nóng yè hé zuò shè de shè yuán měi nián dōu cān yù fēn hóng.Members of this agricultural cooperative participate in profit sharing every year.
- 社员、。Rén mín gōng shè shí qī de shè yuán gòng tóng láo dòng, píng jūn fēn pèi.During the people's commune period, members worked together and shared equally.
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