Chinese word

快递员

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuài dì yuán

Meaning

  • nouncourier

Example

快递员把包裹送到了我家。kuài dì yuán bǎ bāo guǒ sòng dào le wǒ jiā

The courier delivered the package to my house.

Illustration for 快递员 (courier)

More examples

快递员在楼下等我签收。kuài dì yuán zài lóu xià děng wǒ qiān shōu

The courier is waiting downstairs for me to sign for the package.

Core concept

A link between sender and recipient who keeps a parcel moving until it reaches the right hands.

Common phrases

  • 快递员送到家kuài dì yuán sòng dào jiā

    home delivery by courier

  • 快递员敲门kuài dì yuán qiāo mén

    courier knocking on the door

  • 快递员确认地址kuài dì yuán què rèn dì zhǐ

    courier confirming the address

Similar words

配送员pèi sòng yuán: A delivery worker who brings shop or warehouse orders to the customers who bought them.
送货员sòng huò yuán: A delivery worker who transports goods or supplies to a store or the place that ordered them.
邮递员yóu dì yuán: A postal worker who brings letters and small packages to homes and workplaces.
外卖员wài mài yuán: A food delivery worker who brings restaurant meals to customers by bicycle or motorbike.

Definition in Chinese

负责把包裹、信件或商品从寄件人处运送并交给收件人的工作人员，多在快递或物流公司任职。fù zé bǎ bāo guǒ xìn jiàn huò shāng pǐn cóng jì jiàn rén chù yùn sòng bìng jiāo gěi shōu jiàn rén de gōng zuò rén yuán duō zài kuài dì huò wù liú gōng sī rèn zhí

Word origin

快递员 (kuàidìyuán, "courier") combines 快 (kuài, "fast") + 递 (dì, "pass along") + 员 (yuán, "person in a role"), so its parts point to a person who moves items quickly to others.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate courier with urgent documents, but this Chinese noun commonly covers routine parcel delivery, so it appears often in ordinary home-delivery conversations.

Other meanings

  • delivery drivernoun

Related words

  • 快递kuài dìexpress deliverynoun
  • 快递费kuài dì fèishipping feenoun
  • 快递公司kuài dì gōng sīdelivery companynoun

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