保安员

保安員
bǎo'ānyuán
noun #47,422

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 security guard
  2. 2 security officer

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xiǎoqū ménkǒu yǒu liǎng míng bǎo'ānyuán zhíbān.
Two security guards are on duty at the residential compound entrance.
HSK 7-9
Bǎo'ānyuán fùzé xúnluó hé dēngjì fǎngkè.
Security guards are responsible for patrols and registering visitors.

Tips

usage
保安员 is the formal job title (used on contracts, licenses, signs); colloquially, people just say 保安. Note the apostrophe in pinyin: bǎo'ān, to avoid confusion with bǎ'nān.

Stroke Order

bǎo
ān
yuán