人员rén yuánstaff
人员 (rén yuán) means "staff," "crew," or "personnel." It refers to the people who work in a place or do a certain job, and it often follows another word, as in 工作人员 for staff members. 请问工作人员 asks a staff member for help, and 医院的人员 means the hospital staff.
What does 人员 mean?
- 1.
staffnoun
- 2.
crewnoun
- 3.
personnelnoun
What do the characters in 人员 mean?
- 人person; people
- 员(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
How do you use 人员?
人员 usually comes after a word that names the job or place, as in 工作人员; it is not used for one friend or one person you know.
Patterns
工作 + 人员
你可以问工作人员。
Nǐ kěyǐ wèn gōngzuò rényuán.
You can ask a staff member.
Place + 的 + 人员
医院的人员都很忙。
Yīyuàn de rényuán dōu hěn máng.
The hospital staff are all very busy.
What are some examples of 人员 in a sentence?
How is 人员 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
请问,洗手间在哪儿?
Qǐngwèn, xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr?
Excuse me, where is the restroom?
- Speaker B:
我不太清楚,你可以问那边的工作人员。
Wǒ bú tài qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ wèn nàbiān de gōngzuò rényuán.
I am not sure. You can ask the staff member over there.
- Speaker A:
是穿红衣服的那位吗?
Shì chuān hóng yīfu de nà wèi ma?
Is it the one in red?
- Speaker B:
对,她就在门口。
Duì, tā jiù zài ménkǒu.
Yes, she is right at the entrance.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.