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船员

船員
chuányuán
noun HSK 6 #5,122

Measure Word

一名船员 míng

Meanings

  1. 1 crew member; sailor; seaman

Characters

船
chuán
ship; boat
员
yuán
member; personnel
Ship personnel - a crew member.

Examples

HSK 2
他年轻的时候当过船员。
Tā niánqīng de shíhou dāng guò chuányuán.
He worked as a sailor when he was young.
HSK 7-9
这艘船上有二十名船员。
Zhè sōu chuánshang yǒu èrshí míng chuányuán.
There are twenty crew members on this ship.
HSK 7-9
船员们已经在海上航行了三个月。
Chuányuán men yǐjīng zài hǎishang hángxíng le sān gè yuè.
The crew has been sailing at sea for three months.

Tips

usage
The 员 suffix marks a person in a role: 船员 (crew member), 演员 (actor), 运动员 (athlete), 服务员 (waiter).

Stroke Order

船 chuán
员 yuán