随员 (suí yuán) — attendant, member of a retinue or entourage; (diplomatic) attaché, junior embassy officer
Definition
随员 covers two roles: members of a retinue who follow a VIP, and junior embassy officers (attaches). For a diplomat, prefer 随员 over 馆员 for the 'attache' sense.
noun
attendantmember of a retinue or entourage(diplomatic) attachéjunior embassy officer
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Examples
- ，随员。Zǒng tǒng chū xíng shí, yì qún suí yuán gēn zài hòu miàn.When the president travels, a group of attendants follows behind.
- 随员。Tā gāng bèi rèn mìng wèi zhù fǎ guó shǐ guǎn de wén huà suí yuán.He was just appointed as the cultural attaché to the French embassy.
- 随员。Dài biǎo tuán de suí yuán fù zé ān pái suǒ yǒu rì chéng.The delegation's attendants are responsible for arranging all schedules.
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