Chinese Conversation · Level 65
90 words
Chinese word
程序员
Pronunciation
Pinyinchéng xù yuán
Meaning
- nounprogrammer
Example
她想成为一名程序员。tā xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng chéng xù yuán
She wants to become a programmer.
More examples
公司正在招聘程序员。gōng sī zhèng zài zhāo pìn chéng xù yuán
The company is recruiting programmers.
Core concept
A technology professional who turns ordered instructions into working software and helps shape, test, and fix digital products.
Common phrases
当程序员dāng chéng xù yuán
work as a programmer
找程序员zhǎo chéng xù yuán
look for a programmer
招聘程序员zhāo pìn chéng xù yuán
recruit programmers
Similar words
软件工程师ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī: A technical professional who takes part in software design and carries it through to implementation.
开发者kāi fā zhě: A person who builds features for apps and online services.
Definition in Chinese
使用编程语言开发软件、实现产品功能并参与系统设计与调试的从业者。shǐ yòng biān chéng yǔ yán kāi fā ruǎn jiàn shí xiàn chán pǐn gōng néng bìng cān yù xì tǒng shè jì yǔ tiáo shì de cóng yè zhě
Word origin
程 (chéng, "sequence") + 序 (xù, "order") form the idea of an ordered program, and 员 (yuán, "person") identifies the person who works with it.
Usage tips
- Chinese usually places no equivalent of English a before an occupation after verbs such as be or become, so the noun can stand directly in that position.
Other meanings
- developernoun
- software engineernoun