Chinese word

专员

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuān yuán

Meaning

  • nounspecialist

Example

我们会安排一位专员跟进你的申请。wǒ men huì ān pái yí wèi zhuān yuán gēn jìn nǐ de shēn qǐng

We will arrange for a specialist to follow up on your application.

Illustration for 专员 (specialist)

More examples

我已经安排客服专员给您回电。wǒ yǐ jīng ān pái kè fú zhuān yuán gěi nín huí diàn

I have already arranged for a customer service specialist to call you back.

Core concept

An organizational point person whose work centers on a defined specialty or duty.

Common phrases

  • 客服专员kè fú zhuān yuán

    customer service specialist

  • 售后专员shòu hòu zhuān yuán

    after-sales service specialist

  • 人事专员rén shì zhuān yuán

    human resources specialist

Similar words

负责人fù zé rén: The person in charge of a task or case, with final responsibility for decisions and coordination.
工作人员gōng zuò rén yuán: A worker serving an organization or helping at an event.
主管zhú guǎn: A person who manages and directs a department or specific area of work.
专家zhuān jiā: A highly skilled person with deep knowledge of a particular field.

Definition in Chinese

负责某一专业或具体工作的人员，通常指在单位内被指派处理专门事务的工作人员。fù zé mǒu yì zhuān yè huò jù tǐ gōng zuò de rén yuán tōng cháng zhǐ zài dān wèi nèi bèi zhǐ pài chú lǐ zhuān mén shì wù de gōng zuò rén yuán

Word origin

The compound 专员 (zhuānyuán, "specialist") joins 专 (zhuān, "specialized") with 员 (yuán, "member or worker"), linking a person's role to one particular area of work.

Usage tips

  • This title is common in formal workplace and service settings, where it identifies a role connected with one area rather than describing a person's general abilities.

Other meanings

  • commissionernoun

Opposites

  • 普通职员pǔ tōng zhí yuánordinary staff membernoun

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