员工 yuángōng staff
staff; personnel; employee
How to remember 员工: 员 member + 工 work = staff.
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How it is used
- Staff / employees (collectively) - 公司员工 (gōngsī yuángōng) company staff; 员工福利 (yuángōng fúlì) employee benefits.
- Covers all rank-and-file workers of a company as a body. Contrast 职员 (zhíyuán, office/clerical staff) and 工人 (gōngrén, manual workers).
- A single employee is also 一名员工 (yì míng yuángōng).
Example sentences
- 他在批评员工。 Tā zài pīpíng yuángōng.He's criticizing his staff.
- 他想招聘新员工。 Tā xiǎng zhāopìn xīn yuángōng.He wants to recruit some new employees.
- 你们公司的员工数量是多少？ Nǐmen gōngsī de yuángōng shùliàng shì duōshao?How many employees work in your company?