见习生 (jiàn xí shēng) — probationer; apprentice; in-service trainee

Definition

A trainee who works in a real job to learn the role — a probationer or apprentice. Implies hands-on workplace training rather than classroom study.

noun
probationerapprenticein-service trainee
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 见习生，。
    Tā shì yì míng jiàn xí shēng, zhèng zài xué xí rú hé zuò shǒu shù.
    He is a probationer learning how to perform surgery.
  • 见习生。
    Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì zhāo pìn yì pī jiàn xí shēng.
    The company recruits a batch of apprentices every year.
  • 见习生。
    Zhè xiē jiàn xí shēng xū yào zài gè bù mén lún gǎng péi xùn.
    These in-service trainees need to rotate through different departments for training.

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.

见习observe and practice
见jiànobserve习xípractice
联合Side by side
生shēngperson

见 'observe' and 习 'practice' combine with 生 'person' to mean one in training.

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 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

Open 见 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 習; 习 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 習 pairs 羽 (wings) with 日 (sun), showing a bird learning to fly; the simplified 习 is a later shorthand.

Open 习 →

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

Open 生 →

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