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员
yuán
Description
"员"常常放在词的后面，表示做某种工作或属于某个团体的人。
"员" is often placed at the end of a word to indicate a person who does a certain job or belongs to a group.
比如"学生员"不常说，但"服务员"和"运动员"很常见。
For example, "学生员" is rarely used, but "服务员" and "运动员" are very common.
Meanings
员yuán
member; person engaged in a role (suffix)
他是我们公司的员工。
He is an employee of our company.
员yuán
a measure word for generals or officials
他是一员大将。
He is a general.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
员 originally meant "number/count"; later came to mean a person in a group.
- Nuance
most often used as a suffix, rarely standing alone in modern speech.
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