雇员 (gù yuán) — employee
Definition
雇员 means a formal 'employee' — someone hired under a written contract, especially in white-collar work. Pair with its counterpart 雇主 ('employer') to talk about the employment relationship; 员工 is broader staff, 职员 a desk-bound office worker.
noun
employee
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 雇员。Wǒ men gōng sī yǒu wǔ shí míng gù yuán.Our company has fifty employees.
- 雇员。Gōng sī wèi měi wèi gù yuán gòu mǎi le bǎo xiǎn.The company bought insurance for each employee.
- 雇员。Zhè wèi gù yuán yǐ jīng gōng zuò shí nián le.This employee has been working for ten years.
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