行李员

行李員

xínglǐyuán

noun

Measure Word

一位行李员 wèi

Meanings

1 porter
2 bellboy (at hotel or airport)

Characters

luggage (in 行李)

staff, employee

Examples

行李员帮我们把箱子送到房间。

Xínglǐyuán bāng wǒmen bǎ xiāngzi sòng dào fángjiān.

The bellboy helped take our suitcases up to the room.

记得给行李员小费。

Jìdé gěi xínglǐyuán xiǎofèi.

Remember to tip the porter.

Tips

culture

Tipping porters is standard at international hotels but uncommon at domestic Chinese hotels. The 员 suffix marks it as a service-industry job title, like 服务员 (waiter), 售货员 (clerk).

Stroke Order

行 xíng

李 lǐ

员 yuán