员yuán(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
员 (yuán) means "(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity" or "(bound form) member." It appears in 他是运动员。 (He is an athlete.) and 他是我们球队的队员。 (He is a member of our team.) Asked what her brother does, a speaker answers 他是运动员。
What does 员 mean?
- 1.
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activitysuffix
- 2.
(bound form) membersuffix
What does the character 员 mean?
- 员(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
How do you use 员?
See it in 运动员 and 队员
What are some examples of 员 in a sentence?
How is 员 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你哥哥做什么工作?
Nǐ gēge zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What does your older brother do?
- Speaker B:
他是运动员。
Tā shì yùndòngyuán.
He is an athlete.
- Speaker A:
他跑得快吗?
Tā pǎo de kuài ma?
Does he run fast?
- Speaker B:
很快!
Hěn kuài!
Very fast!
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- 人员rén yuánstaffHSK 4
- 演员yǎn yuánactor; actress; performerHSK 4
- 队员duì yuánteam memberHSK 4
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- 一样yí yàngsame; equal toHSK 3
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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.