Chinese word

回收员

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí shōu yuán

Meaning

  • nounrecycling worker

Example

小区门口每天都有回收员来收旧报纸。xiǎo qū mén kǒu měi tiān dōu yǒu huí shōu yuán lái shōu jiù bào zhǐ

Every day, a recycling worker comes to collect old newspapers at the entrance to the residential community.

Illustration for 回收员 (recycling worker)

More examples

超市门口的回收员今天收了很多塑料瓶。chāo shì mén kǒu de huí shōu yuán jīn tiān shōu le hěn duō sù liào píng

The recycling worker at the supermarket entrance collected many plastic bottles today.

Core concept

The local face of recycling: a worker who gathers discarded materials, separates them, and sends them onward for reuse.

Common phrases

  • 小区门口的回收员xiǎo qū mén kǒu de huí shōu yuán

    the recycling worker at the entrance of the residential community

  • 回收员 来收旧报纸huí shōu yuán lái shōu jiù bào zhǐ

    the recycling worker comes to collect old newspapers

Similar words

垃圾收集员lā jī shōu jí yuán: A worker who collects household garbage at set times and takes it away by truck.
回收人员huí shōu rén yuán: People who carry out recycling collection or sorting work.
废品收购员fèi pǐn shōu gòu yuán: A worker who buys unwanted goods from homes or shops and takes them away in bulk.
环卫工人huán wèi gōng rén: A sanitation worker who cleans public places and collects garbage to keep the city clean.

Definition in Chinese

在社区、学校、单位等地点收集可回收物，负责初步分拣与转运的职业或从业人员。zài shè qū xué xiào dān wèi děng dì diǎn shōu jí kě huí shōu wù fù zé chū bù fēn jiǎn yǔ zhuǎn yùn de zhí yè huò cóng yè rén yuán

Word origin

回收员 (huíshōuyuán, "recycling worker") joins 回收 (huíshōu, "recover by collecting") with 员 (yuán, "worker"), turning an activity into the name of the person who performs it.

Usage tips

  • The word identifies the person doing the collection and initial sorting without stating whether that person is an employee, a contractor, or an independent operator.

Other meanings

  • collection contractornoun
  • recycling dealernoun

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