职员 zhíyuán office worker
office worker; staff member
How to remember 职员: 职 duty + 员 member = office worker.
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How it is used
- An office worker / staff member - 公司职员 (gōngsī zhíyuán) a company employee.
- White-collar staff/clerical employee, distinct from a laborer (工人 gōngrén); measure words 个/位.
- Workplace register.
Example sentences
- 我是个职员。 Wǒ shì gè zhíyuán.I'm an office worker.
- 在全体职员回家后，火事爆发了。 Zài quántǐ zhíyuán huíjiā hòu, huǒ shì bàofā le.The fire broke out after the staff went home.