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雇员

gù yuán · gu yuan

Traditional 雇員

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. employee
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The first employee

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你们(nǐmen)公司(gōngsī)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)雇员(gùyuán)？

    Dengdeng, how many employees does your company have?

  2. Dengdeng

    十一个(shíyīgè)雇员(gùyuán)，加(jiā)一个(yīgè)老板(lǎobǎn)。

    Eleven employees, plus one boss.

  3. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)也(yě)是(shì)雇员(gùyuán)吗(ma)？

    Is the boss an employee too?

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)是的(shìde)，因为(yīnwèi)他(tā)是(shì)公司(gōngsī)的(de)第一个(dìyīgè)雇员(gùyuán)。

    He says yes, because he is the company's first employee.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)他的(tāde)老板(lǎobǎn)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Then who is his boss?

  6. Dengdeng

    是(shì)他(tā)妈妈(māma)，她(tā)每天(měitiān)问(wèn)他(tā)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)迟到(chídào)。

    His mum. She asks him every day whether he was late.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)公(gōng)司(sī)三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)二(èr)的(de)雇(gù)员(yuán)是(shì)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)。

Two thirds of the employees of this company are engineers.

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02

公(gōng)司(sī)要(yāo)求(qiú)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)雇(gù)员(yuán)按(àn)时(shí)提(tí)交(jiāo)报(bào)告(gào)。

The company requires all employees to submit reports on time.

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