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联络员 (lián luò yuán) — liaison officer; liaison person

Definition

A person whose job is to coordinate communication between groups or departments. In English often rendered "liaison officer" or "liaison" — 比 the verb 联络 (to contact/liaise) it's the human role, not the action.

noun
liaison officerliaison person
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 联络员。
    Zhè wèi lián luò yuán fù zé xié tiáo liǎng gè bù mén de gōng zuò.
    This liaison officer is responsible for coordinating the work of two departments.
  • 联络员。
    Gōng sī xū yào yí wèi yǒu jīng yàn de lián luò yuán lái chǔ lǐ kè hù guān xì.
    The company needs an experienced liaison person to handle customer relations.
  • 联络员，。
    Zuò wéi xiàng mù lián luò yuán, tā měi tiān dōu yào hé gè fāng gōu tōng.
    As the project liaison, he communicates with all parties 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.

联络liaison
联liánconnect络luòlink
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

联络, to link or communicate, and 员, a person, together give a liaison person.

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 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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 絡; 络 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè絡luò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 絡 pairs 糸 (thread) with 各 as a sound part, showing something wrapped in thread, like a web of thread; the simplified 络 is a later shorthand.

Open 络 →

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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