yuán
a person engaged in some field of activity (waiter; waitress; server)
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这个员工很努力。
Zhège yuángōng hěn nǔlì.
This employee is very hardworking.
我们公司有100多名员工。
Wǒmen gōngsī yǒu 100 duō míng yuángōng.
Our company has more than 100 employees.
他是一名优秀的员工。
Tā shì yī míng yōuxiù de yuángōng.
He is an excellent employee.
虚 (xū)
empty
缺 (quē)
lack
The Chinese character 员 (yuán) is composed of two parts: 人 (rén), meaning "person", and 勹 (wéi), which is a phonetic component. The character 员 originally meant "a person who is in charge of something" or "an official". In modern Chinese, it is used as a suffix to indicate a person who holds a certain position or performs a certain function, such as 职工 (zhígōng, "employee") or 党员 (dǎngyuán, "Party member").The character 员 can also be used as a verb, meaning "to participate in" or "to join". For example, 参加 (cānjiā, "to participate") or 加入 (jiārù, "to join").The character 员 is also used in some Chinese surnames, such as 袁 (Yuán) and 闫 (Yán).
