计时员

計時員
jìshíyuán
noun #37,536

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 timekeeper
  2. 2 stopwatch official (in sports)
  3. 3 person responsible for tracking time

Examples

Bǐsài zhōng de jìshíyuán yào fēicháng zhuānxīn.
Timekeepers at competitions need to concentrate very hard.
Tā zuò guo tiánjìng bǐsài de jìshíyuán.
She has worked as a timekeeper at track-and-field events.

Tips

usage
Specialist sports/race role: the person operating a stopwatch or timing system. (yuán) is the standard staff/official suffix, same family as 裁判员 'referee', 运动员 'athlete', 计分 'scorekeeper'. Don't confuse with 计时器 'timer/stopwatch (the device)'.

Stroke Order

shí
yuán