Chinese word

专人

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuān rén

Meaning

  • noundesignated person

Example

公司已派专人来处理这个问题。gōng sī yǐ pài zhuān rén lái chú lǐ zhè ge wèn tí

The company has sent a designated person to handle this issue.

Illustration for 专人 (designated person)

More examples

为确保质量，公司安排了专人跟进每一批次的检验。wèi què bǎo zhì liàng gōng sī ān pái le zhuān rén gēn jìn měi yì pī cì de jiǎn yàn

To ensure quality, the company assigned a designated person to follow up on the inspection of each batch.

Core concept

A single worker given clear responsibility for a particular job.

Common phrases

  • 派专人处理pài zhuān rén chú lǐ

    send a designated person to handle

  • 由专人负责yóu zhuān rén fù zé

    be handled by a designated person

  • 安排专人跟进ān pái zhuān rén gēn jìn

    assign a designated person to follow up

Similar words

负责人fù zé rén: The person responsible for an organization, project, or task who makes decisions and manages it.
专员zhuān yuán: A staff member whose role focuses on a particular field or type of work.
专职人员zhuān zhí rén yuán: A staff member who works full-time on a specific job.
工作人员gōng zuò rén yuán: A person who works in an organization or at a particular place.

Definition in Chinese

专人 指为完成某一具体任务而专门指派或分配的一名工作人员，通常具有明确的职责范围。zhuān rén zhǐ wèi wán chéng mǒu yí jù tǐ rèn wù ér zhuān mén zhǐ pài huò fēn pèi de yì míng gōng zuò rén yuán tōng cháng jù yǒu míng què de zhí zé fàn wéi

Word origin

专人 (zhuānrén, "designated person") combines 专 (zhuān, "specialized") + 人 (rén, "person"), forming a noun for a person assigned to a specific responsibility.

Usage tips

  • The assignment can be temporary or ongoing, so the word does not by itself mean a permanent specialist.

Other meanings

  • dedicated staff membernoun
  • assigned representativenoun

Opposites

  • 兼职人员jiān zhí rén yuánpart-time staff membernoun

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