How to say “employee” in Chinese
employee, staff member (office)
“Employee” in Chinese is 职员, zhí yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
职员 is read zhí 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
On the left, 耳 “ear”; on the right, 只 zhǐ hints at the sound.
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 “职员”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “employee” in Chinese?
“Employee” in Chinese is 职员, pinyin zhíyuán.
What does 职员 mean?
职员 (zhíyuán) means “employee, staff member (office)”.
How do you write 职员?
职员 is 2 characters: 职 (zhí) — post, job; 员 (yuán) — worker, member. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 职员?
职员 is read zhíyuán. Tones: zhí — second tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“employee” in the lesson “Positions: who's who”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. 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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