成员 chéngyuán member
How to remember 成员: 成 to become + 员 member = member.
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How it is used
- A member of a group/organization - 家庭成员 (jiātíng chéngyuán) family members; 团队成员 team members.
- Refers to people belonging to a body (family, team, committee, EU etc.). Distinguish from 会员 (huìyuán, a paying member/subscriber) and 成分 (a component/ingredient).
- 成员国 (chéngyuánguó) = member state.
Example sentences
- 她跑得很快是为了赶上其他成员。 Tā pǎo de hěnkuài shì wèile gǎnshàng qítā chéngyuán.She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.
- 仅三分之一的成员出席了会议。 Jǐn sānfēnzhīyī de chéngyuán chūxí le huìyì.Only one third of the members turned up at the meeting.
- 汤姆不再是俱乐部的成员了。 Tāngmǔ búzài shì jùlèbù de chéngyuán le.Tom is no longer a member of this club.