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员工

yuán gōng · yuan gong

Traditional 員工

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. staff; personnel; employee
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I would like to be an employee

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)公司(gōngsī)的(de)员工(yuángōng)好(hǎo)多(duō)啊(a)！

    This company has so many employees!

  2. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)有(yǒu)五千名(wǔqiānmíng)员工(yuángōng)。

    I heard it has five thousand employees.

  3. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)中午(zhōngwǔ)都(dōu)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)吃饭(chīfàn)？

    Where do they all eat at noon?

  4. Liangliang

    公司(gōngsī)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)食堂(shítáng)。每个(měigè)员工(yuángōng)都(dōu)有(yǒu)免费(miǎnfèi)午饭(wǔfàn)。

    There is a canteen. Every employee gets a free lunch.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)这家(zhèjiā)公司(gōngsī)的(de)员工(yuángōng)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)会(huì)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)！

    I want to be an employee here. I am very good at eating lunch!

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)公司(gōngsī)要(yào)的(de)是(shì)会(huì)工作(gōngzuò)的(de)员工(yuángōng)。

    But the company wants employees who can work.

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In a sentence

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01

要(yào)找(zhǎo)人(rén)代(dài)替(tì)像(xiàng)他(tā)这(zhè)么(me)有(yǒu)资(zī)历(lì)的(de)员(yuán)工(gōng)很(hěn)难(nán)。

It is difficult to replace an employee that is as qualified as he is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by stb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)为(wèi)每(měi)位(wèi)员(yuán)工(gōng)提(tí)供(gōng)了(le)免(miǎn)费(fèi)的(de)午(wǔ)餐(cān)。

The company provides free lunch for every employee.

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员
yuán

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

工
gōng

work; worker

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