Chinese word

人员

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén yuán

Meaning

  • nounstaff

Example

公司需要更多的人员。gōng sī xū yào gèng duō de rén yuán

The company needs more staff.

Illustration for 人员 (staff)

More examples

活动需要临时人员。huó dòng xū yào lín shí rén yuán

The event needs temporary staff.

Core concept

People viewed as an organized workforce rather than as separate individuals.

Common phrases

  • 工作人员gōng zuò rén yuán

    staff members

  • 临时人员lín shí rén yuán

    temporary staff

  • 派遣人员pài qiǎn rén yuán

    agency staff

Similar words

员工yuán gōng: Employees who work for a company or factory.
个人gè rén: A single person viewed as an individual.
人数rén shù: A count of the people in a group, place, or activity.

Definition in Chinese

指在组织、单位或特定场合中承担职责或被安排从事工作的人员总称，强调作为集合体的角色而非个别身份。zhǐ zài zǔ zhī dān wèi huò tè dìng chǎng hé zhōng chéng dān zhí zé huò bèi ān pái cóng shì gōng zuò de rén yuán zǒng chēng qiáng diào zuò wéi jí hé tǐ de jué sè ér fēi gè bié shēn fèn

Word origin

人员 (rényuán, "staff") combines 人 (rén, "person") with 员 (yuán, "member"), presenting people as members assigned to an organization or task.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may use a collective term naturally in casual workplace talk, but this Chinese word is especially common in formal announcements, reports, and descriptions of staffing.

Other meanings

  • employeesnoun

Related words

  • 派遣人员pài qiǎn rén yuánagency staffnoun
  • 临时人员lín shí rén yuántemporary staffnoun

Word lists with this word