救生员

救生員

jiùshēngyuán

noun #9,204

Measure Word

一名救生员 míng

Meanings

1 lifeguard
2 life saver

Characters

to rescue; to save

member; personnel

Examples

游泳池边有救生员值班。

Yóuyǒngchí biān yǒujiù shēng yuán zhíbān.

There are lifeguards on duty at the poolside.

救生员跳进水里救了那个孩子。

Jiùshēngyuán tiào jìn shuǐ lǐ jiù le nàge háizi.

The lifeguard jumped into the water and saved the child.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 员 (yuán) means 'member/personnel' and forms many job titles: 服务员 (waiter), 飞行员 (pilot), 程序员 (programmer), 消防员 (firefighter).

Stroke Order

救 jiù

生 shēng

员 yuán