Chinese word

搬运员

Pronunciation

Pinyinbān yùn yuán

Meaning

  • nounporter

Example

酒店的搬运员把行李送到房间。jiǔ diàn de bān yùn yuán bǎ xíng lǐ sòng dào fáng jiān

The hotel porter takes the luggage to the room.

Illustration for 搬运员 (porter)

More examples

我在机场看到一位搬运员把大件行李装上货车。wǒ zài jī chǎng kàn dào yí wèi bān yùn yuán bǎ dà jiàn xíng lǐ zhuāng shàng huò chē

I saw a porter at the airport loading large pieces of luggage onto a truck.

Core concept

The staff member assigned to get luggage or goods safely to their next place.

Common phrases

  • 酒店搬运员jiǔ diàn bān yùn yuán

    hotel porter

  • 机场搬运员jī chǎng bān yùn yuán

    airport porter

  • 做搬运员zuò bān yùn yuán

    work as a porter

Similar words

行李员xíng lǐ yuán: A hotel or station worker who receives and carries customers' luggage.
搬运工bān yùn gōng: A worker who moves heavy boxes or goods by hand in a factory or warehouse.
快递员kuài dì yuán: A worker who collects parcels and delivers them to an address.
送货员sòng huò yuán: A worker who delivers ordered goods from a store or company to a home or shop.

Definition in Chinese

指在酒店、车站等处协助客人提拿行李，或在物流现场负责装卸货物的工作人员。zhǐ zài jiǔ diàn chē zhàn děng chù xié zhù kè rén tí ná xíng lǐ huò zài wù liú xiàn chǎng fù zé zhuāng xiè huò wù de gōng zuò rén yuán

Word origin

搬运员 (bānyùnyuán, "porter") is formed from 搬 (bān, "move by hand") + 运 (yùn, "transport") + 员 (yuán, "worker"), turning the idea of moving things into a job title.

Usage tips

  • As a noun, 搬运员 (bānyùnyuán, "porter") can identify either one particular worker or the occupation in general, depending on the surrounding words.

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