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

HSK 3

行李员帮我们把箱子送到房间。

Xínglǐyuán bāng wǒmen bǎ xiāngzi sòngdào fángjiān.

The bellboy helped take our suitcases up to the room.

HSK 7-9

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