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人员

rén yuán · ren yuan

Traditional 人員

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. staff
  2. crew
  3. personnel
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In a conversation

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The lunch staff

  1. Leon

    这个(zhège)牌子(páizi)写(xiě)什么(shénme)？

    What does this sign say?

  2. Dengdeng

    “工作(gōngzuò)人员(rényuán)”，就是(jiùshì)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)工作(gōngzuò)的(de)人(rén)。

    "Staff" means the people who work here.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)“非(fēi)工作(gōngzuò)人员(rényuán)请(qǐng)勿(wù)入内(rùnèi)”呢(ne)？

    Then what about "Non-staff do not enter"?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)工作(gōngzuò)人员(rényuán)，就(jiù)不能(bùnéng)进去(jìnqù)。

    If you are not staff, you cannot go in.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)来(lái)，算(suàn)工作(gōngzuò)人员(rényuán)吗(ma)？

    I come every day. Do I count as staff?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)，你(nǐ)是(shì)吃饭(chīfàn)人员(rényuán)！

    You eat lunch here. You are eating personnel!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

全(quán)体(tǐ)销(xiāo)售(shòu)人(rén)员(yuán)通(tōng)宵(xiāo)达(dá)旦(dàn)地(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)了(le)一(yì)周(zhōu)。

The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

援(yuán)救(jiù)人(rén)员(yuán)为(wèi)了(le)找(zhǎo)到(dào)孩(hái)子(zi)，仔(zǐ)细(xì)搜(sōu)索(suǒ)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)区(qū)域(yù)。

The rescue worker searched the area, looking for the child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by thatrobotdev · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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人
rén

person; people

员
yuán

(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member

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