How to say “staff” in Chinese
staff, personnel
“Staff” in Chinese is 人员, rén yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人员 is read rén yuán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
On top, 口 “mouth”; below, 贝 “shell”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “人员”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人员. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 救援人员连夜赶到了灾区。jiùyuánrényuánliányègǎndàolezāiqūRescuers rushed to the disaster area that same night.
- 这次事故没有造成人员伤亡。zhècìshìgùméiyǒuzàochéngrényuánshāngwángThe accident caused no casualties.
- 没有造成人员伤亡méiyǒuzàochéngrényuánshāngwángNo one was killed or injured.
- 无关人员不得入内。wúguānrényuánbùdérùnèiAuthorized personnel only.
- 考古人员发现了一处遗址kǎogǔrényuánfāxiànleyíchùyízhǐArchaeologists discovered an ancient site.
More words from the lesson “Looking for work”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “staff” in Chinese?
“Staff” in Chinese is 人员, pinyin rényuán.
What does 人员 mean?
人员 (rényuán) means “staff, personnel”.
How do you write 人员?
人员 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 员 (yuán) — worker, member. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人员?
人员 is read rényuán. Tones: rén — second tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“staff” in the lesson “Looking for work”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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