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CHINESE CHARACTER

yuán

員

員

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member; staff

Numbered pinyin
yuan2
English meanings
person; member; staff; personnel

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他shì是gōngsī公司yuán員gōng工。

    He is a company employee.

  2. 02

    cān餐廳裡yǒu有hěn很duō多fú服務yuán員。

    There are many waiters in the restaurant.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 人員
  • 員工
  • 教員
  • 服務員
  • 動員