Chinese Conversation · Level 64
90 words
Chinese word
职员
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhí yuán
Meaning
- nounemployee
Example
职员每天九点上班。zhí yuán měi tiān jiú diǎn shàng bān
Employees start work at nine every day.
More examples
职员被公司派去参加培训。zhí yuán bèi gōng sī pài qù cān jiā péi xùn
The employee was sent by the company to attend training.
Core concept
A person carrying out an assigned work role within an organization.
Common phrases
公司职员gōng sī zhí yuán
company employee
行政职员xíng zhèng zhí yuán
administrative staff
正式职员zhèng shì zhí yuán
permanent employee
临时职员lín shí zhí yuán
temporary employee
Similar words
员工yuán gōng: A paid worker employed by a company, business, or other organization.
同事tóng shì: A person who works in the same workplace or work setting as another person.
工作人员gōng zuò rén yuán: A person working in a particular place or activity as part of its staff.
职工zhí gōng: A worker engaged in the regular production or daily operations of a factory or company.
Definition in Chinese
在单位或组织中担任一定职务、执行工作任务的人员。zài dān wèi huò zǔ zhī zhōng dān rèn yí dìng zhí wù zhí xíng gōng zuò rèn wù de rén yuán
Word origin
职 (zhí, "duty or post") + 员 (yuán, "member or person") forms the idea of a person assigned to a work post in an organization.
Usage tips
- 职员 (zhíyuán, "employee") has a formal workplace tone, so it often appears in notices, forms, and organizational descriptions rather than relaxed talk about people at work.