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人员rén yuánstaff

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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. 1.

    staffnoun

  2. 2.

    crewnoun

  3. 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?

  1. 你可以问工作人员。

    Nǐ kěyǐ wèn gōngzuò rényuán.

    You can ask a staff member.

  2. 医院的人员都很忙。

    Yīyuàn de rényuán dōu hěn máng.

    The hospital staff are all very busy.

  3. 这里的工作人员很热情。

    Zhèlǐ de gōngzuò rényuán hěn rèqíng.

    The staff here are very warm and welcoming.

How is 人员 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    请问,洗手间在哪儿?

    Qǐngwèn, xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr?

    Excuse me, where is the restroom?

  2. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. Speaker B:

    对,她就在门口。

    Duì, tā jiù zài ménkǒu.

    Yes, she is right at the entrance.

What should you learn next?

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.