轮机手

輪機手
lúnjīshǒu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 engine operator (on a ship)
  2. 2 engineer's mate
  3. 3 marine engineer crewman

Examples

Tā zài yuǎnyáng huòlún shàng dāng lúnjīshǒu yǐjīng shí nián le.
He has been an engine operator on an ocean-going freighter for ten years.
Lúnjīshǒu fùzé jiǎnchá fādòngjī de yùnzhuǎn qíngkuàng.
The engine operator is responsible for checking how the engine is running.

Tips

usage
Used specifically for shipboard engineers, not land vehicles. The senior officer is 轮机长 (lúnjīzhǎng, chief engineer); 轮机手 is the rank-and-file crewman who keeps the machinery running.

Stroke Order

lún
shǒu