操作员

操作員

cāozuòyuán

noun #21,918

Measure Word

一名操作员 míng

Meanings

1 operator
2 machine operator
3 computer operator

Characters

to operate/to handle

person/member (role suffix)

Examples

工厂需要招聘有经验的机器操作员。

Gōngchǎng xūyào zhāopìn yǒu jīngyàn de jīqì cāozuòyuán.

The factory needs to hire experienced machine operators.

电话操作员帮我查了号码。

Diànhuà cāozuòyuán bāng wǒ chá le hàomǎ.

The telephone operator looked up the number for me.

Tips

grammar

员 (yuán) is a productive suffix meaning 'person engaged in a role': 操作员 (operator), 售货员 (salesperson), 运动员 (athlete). It attaches to role-defining nouns or verbs.

Stroke Order

操 cāo

作 zuò

员 yuán