Chinese Conversation · Level 33
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Chinese word
员工
Pronunciation
Pinyinyuán gōng
Meaning
- nounemployee
Example
公司今天招了两个员工。gōng sī jīn tiān zhāo le liǎng gè yuán gōng
The company hired two employees today.
More examples
员工在会议上提出了很好的建议。yuán gōng zài huì yì shàng tí chū le hěn hǎo de jiàn yì
The employee made a good suggestion at the meeting.
Core concept
An organization's working membership, from a single hired person to its whole workforce.
Common phrases
公司员工gōng sī yuán gōng
company employee
新员工xīn yuán gōng
new employee
员工福利yuán gōng fú lì
employee benefits
员工工资yuán gōng gōng zī
employee pay
Similar words
职员zhí yuán: An employee in an organization who handles office or administrative work.
职工zhí gōng: The workers employed by an enterprise or factory.
雇员gù yuán: A person hired and paid by a company or individual to work.
同事tóng shì: A person who works alongside others in the same workplace or department.
Definition in Chinese
受单位雇佣并在岗位上实际从事劳动或职务的人员的总称，可以包含长期或短期雇员而不限定职位高低。shòu dān wèi gù yōng bìng zài gǎng wèi shàng shí jì cóng shì láo dòng huò zhí wù de rén yuán de zǒng chēng ké yǐ bāo hán cháng qī huò duǎn qī gù yuán ér bú xiàn dìng zhí wèi gāo dī
Word origin
The compound joins 员 (yuán, "member") with 工 (gōng, "work") to express people who belong to an organization through employment.
Usage tips
- The word is neutral about contract length, so a short-term worker and a long-term worker can be described with the same noun.