Chinese word

投递员

Pronunciation

Pinyintóu dì yuán

Meaning

  • noundelivery person

Example

投递员已经来了，把信放在门口。tóu dì yuán yǐ jīng lái le bǎ xìn fàng zài mén kǒu

The delivery person has already arrived and left the letter at the door.

Illustration for 投递员 (delivery person)

More examples

如果我不在家，投递员通常会把包裹放到门口并留下通知单。rú guǒ wǒ bú zài jiā tóu dì yuán tōng cháng huì bǎ bāo guǒ fàng dào mén kǒu bìng liú xià tōng zhī dān

If I'm not home, the delivery person usually leaves the package at the door and leaves a notice.

Core concept

A worker who gets letters and packages to the people or places named on them.

Common phrases

  • 楼下的投递员lóu xià de tóu dì yuán

    the delivery person downstairs

  • 门口的投递员mén kǒu de tóu dì yuán

    the delivery person at the door

Similar words

快递员kuài dì yuán: A private courier who delivers ordered packages directly to the people receiving them.
邮递员yóu dì yuán: A worker employed by a post office to deliver letters and other postal items.
配送员pèi sòng yuán: A person who takes products from a store or business to customers or other delivery points.

Definition in Chinese

投递员是从事把信件、包裹等按地址或指定地点派送、投放或交付给收件人的职业人员。tóu dì yuán shì cóng shì bǎ xìn jiàn bāo guǒ děng àn dì zhǐ huò zhǐ dìng dì diǎn pài sòng tóu fàng huò jiāo fù gěi shōu jiàn rén de zhí yè rén yuán

Word origin

投递员 (tóudìyuán, "delivery person") is an occupational compound built from 投递 (tóudì, "to deliver") and 员 (yuán, "worker"), so the ending identifies someone who performs the named task.

Usage tips

  • The noun itself gives no information about the worker's gender, so context supplies that detail instead of the job title.

Other meanings

  • mail carriernoun
  • parcel delivery personnoun

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