运动员

運動員

yùndòngyuán

noun HSK 4 #3,200

Measure Word

一名运动员 míng

Meanings

1 athlete; sportsperson

Characters

member; person (in a role)

A person whose role is sports — an athlete.

Examples

她是一名优秀的运动员。

Tā shì yī míng yōuxiù de yùndòngyuán.

She is an excellent athlete.

运动员们正在训练。

Yùndòngyuán men zhèngzài xùnliàn.

The athletes are training.

他从小就想当运动员。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng yùndòngyuán.

He has wanted to be an athlete since childhood.

Tips

usage

The suffix 员 (yuán) marks a person's role: 运动员 (athlete), 服务员 (waiter), 演员 (actor), 教练员 (coach).

Stroke Order

运 yùn

动 dòng

员 yuán