公务员

公務員

gōngwùyuán

noun HSK 3 #11,728

Measure Word

一名公务员 míng

Meanings

1 civil servant
2 government employee

Characters

public; official

affairs; business

member; personnel

公务 (public affairs) + 员 (worker) = civil servant

Examples

他是一名公务员。

Tā shì yī míng gōngwùyuán.

He is a civil servant.

公务员考试竞争很激烈。

Gōngwùyuán kǎoshì jìngzhēng hěn jīliè.

The civil service exam is very competitive.

很多大学生想当公务员。

Hěn duō dàxuéshēng xiǎng dāng gōngwùyuán.

Many college students want to become civil servants.

Tips

culture

The civil service exam (公务员考试, also called 国考) is extremely competitive in China. Millions take it each year for relatively few positions. Being a 公务员 is seen as a stable 'iron rice bowl' (铁饭碗) career.

Stroke Order

公 gōng

务 wù

员 yuán