Chinese Conversation · Level 71
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Chinese word
编外
Pronunciation
Pinyinbiān wài
Meaning
- adjectivenon-staff
Example
他是医院里编外的护士。tā shì yī yuàn lǐ biān wài de hù shì
He is a non-staff nurse at the hospital.
More examples
公司里有很多编外工作人员负责清洁。gōng sī lǐ yǒu hěn duō biān wài gōng zuò rén yuán fù zé qīng jié
There are many non-staff workers responsible for cleaning in the company.
Core concept
A person works within an organization but is outside its official list of regular posts.
Common phrases
编外人员biān wài rén yuán
non-staff personnel
编外护士biān wài hù shì
non-staff nurse
编外工作人员biān wài gōng zuò rén yuán
non-staff workers
Similar words
编制外biān zhì wài: Describing a person or job outside an institution's formal staffing system.
非编fēi biān: Describing a person or job not included in an institution's official staffing system.
Definition in Chinese
指不在单位正式编制名额内的人员或岗位，用作形容词时常与“人员”“职工”“护士”等名词连用，表示不属于机构编制序列。zhǐ bú zài dān wèi zhèng shì biān zhì míng é nèi de rén yuán huò gǎng wèi yòng zuò xíng róng cí shí cháng yǔ rén yuán zhí gōng hù shì děng míng cí lián yòng biǎo shì bù shǔ yú jī gòu biān zhì xù liè
Word origin
编 (biān, "to organize into a staffing scheme") + 外 (wài, "outside") places a person or post beyond the institution's organized staffing scheme.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this modifier usually appears with a job or person noun, so the employment status is clear without suggesting that the worker is outside the organization.
Other meanings
- contract employeenoun
Opposites
- 在编zài biānon the staffadjective
Related words
- 编外人员biān wài rén yuánnon-staff personnelnoun
- 编制外biān zhì wàioutside the staffing establishmentadjective