Chinese word

委员

Pronunciation

Pinyinwěi yuán

Meaning

  • nouncommittee member

Example

他们选出新的委员。tā men xuǎn chū xīn de wěi yuán

They elected new committee members.

Illustration for 委员 (committee member)

More examples

她担任学校学生会的委员，负责对外联络。tā dān rèn xué xiào xué shēng huì de wěi yuán fù zé duì wài lián luò

She serves as a committee member on the school's student council and handles external communications.

Core concept

A person within a committee who helps shape its shared decisions.

Common phrases

  • 被选为委员bèi xuǎn wèi wěi yuán

    be elected as a committee member

  • 成为委员chéng wéi wěi yuán

    become a committee member

  • 担任委员dān rèn wěi yuán

    serve as a committee member

Similar words

成员chéng yuán: A person who is part of a group or organization and joins its activities.
代表dài biǎo: A person who conveys a group's views or demands to other people.

Definition in Chinese

被选举或被任命加入某个委员会，负责参与讨论、提出意见并在需要时进行表决的成员。bèi xuán jǔ huò bèi rèn mìng jiā rù mǒu gè wěi yuán huì fù zé cān yù tǎo lùn tí chū yì jiàn bìng zài xū yào shí jìn xíng biǎo jué de chéng yuán

Word origin

委 (wěi, "entrust") + 员 (yuán, "member") forms a term for a member entrusted with work in a committee.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, naming the committee or organization before the role makes the sentence more informative, especially when several groups are being discussed.

Opposites

  • 局外人jú wài rénoutsidernoun

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