官员 guānyuán official (in an organization or government)
official (in an organization or government); administrator
How to remember 官员: 官 official + 员 member = official (in an organization or government).
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How it is used
- An official / administrator in government or an organization: 政府官员 (zhèngfǔ guānyuán) government officials, 高级官员 (senior official).
- Neutral term for office-holders as a class; contrast 干部 (gànbù), Party/organizational cadres.
- Common in news; measure word 名/位.