员工
Traditional: 員工
yuán gōng HSK 5

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📚 Example Sentences

公司有五十名员工。
Gōngsī yǒu wǔshí míng yuángōng.
The company has fifty employees.
员工们正在开会。
Yuángōngmen zhèngzài kāihuì.
The staff are having a meeting.
新员工需要培训。
Xīn yuángōng xūyào péixùn.
New employees need training.
员工在工作。
Yuángōng zài gōngzuò.
The staff are working.
他是好员工。
Tā shì hǎo yuángōng.
He is a good employee.

💡 Memory Tip

Break the word down: 员 (yuán) means 'member' and 工 (gōng) means 'work' or 'worker'. So, 员工 literally means 'working member'—a member who works for an organization. Think of it as the 'personnel' or 'workforce members'.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is neutral in formality and is widely used in both spoken and written Chinese across professional, business, and official contexts. It is commonly found in workplace discussions, company documents, job descriptions, and news reports related to employment.

📖 Grammar Points

员工 is primarily used as a noun and can be modified by adjectives (e.g., 新员工 - new employee) or attributive nouns (e.g., 公司员工 - company staff). It often appears in structures like 是...的员工 (to be an employee of...).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese corporate culture, the term 员工 emphasizes a collective identity within an organization. Distinctions like 正式员工 (formal/permanent employee) vs. 临时员工 (temporary employee) are culturally significant, reflecting job stability and benefits.

🔄 Similar Words

职员 (zhíyuán) also means 'staff' but often implies office or clerical workers more specifically, whereas 员工 is broader and includes all types of workers. 工人 (gōngrén) means 'worker' but typically refers to manual or industrial laborers, not the general staff.

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