外卖员

外賣員

wàimàiyuán

noun

Measure Word

一位外卖员 wèi

Meanings

1 food delivery worker
2 takeout rider

Characters

member / worker

Examples

HSK 2

外卖员打电话说到楼下了。

Wàimàiyuán dǎ diànhuà shuō dào lóuxià le.

The delivery guy called saying he's downstairs.

HSK 5

暴雨天还是少叫外卖，外卖员太辛苦了。

Bàoyǔ tiān háishi shǎo jiào wàimài, wàimàiyuán tài xīnkǔ le.

On stormy days, order less takeout - the delivery riders have it rough.

HSK 6

我老公之前兼职当过外卖员。

Wǒ lǎogōng zhīqián jiānzhí dāng guo wàimàiyuán.

My husband used to moonlight as a delivery rider.

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Also called 骑手 (rider) - Meituan internally prefers 骑手. 外卖小哥 is the affectionate casual term. Working conditions and algorithmic pressure on 外卖员 have been a major public debate topic since 2020.

Stroke Order

外 wài

卖 mài

员 yuán