会员 huìyuán member
How to remember 会员: 会 can + 员 member = member.
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How it is used
- 会员 (huìyuán) means a member of a club, organization, or membership program: 会员卡 (huìyuán kǎ) - membership card; 会员制 (huìyuán zhì) - membership system.
- It's the standard word for paid or registered membership (gyms, streaming services, clubs), distinct from 成员 (chéngyuán), the broader neutral term for 'member of a group' (a team, a family, an organization) without the membership-card connotation.
- Very common in modern commercial contexts: 成为会员 (chéngwéi huìyuán) - to become a member.
Example sentences
- 您有会员卡吗？ Nín yǒu huìyuánkǎ ma?Do you have a points card?
- 每位会员每月需支付一万日元。 Měiwèi huìyuán měiyuè xū zhīfù yī wànrìyuán.Each member has to pay 10,000 yen a month.
- 我是网球俱乐部的会员。 Wǒ shì wǎngqiú jùlèbù de huìyuán.I belong to a tennis club.