保安员

保安員
bǎo'ānyuán
noun #47,422

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 security guard
  2. 2 security officer

Examples

Xiǎoqū ménkǒu yǒu liǎng míng bǎo'ānyuán zhíbān.
Two security guards are on duty at the residential compound entrance.
Bǎo'ānyuán fùzé xúnluó hé dēngjì fǎngkè.
Security guards are responsible for patrols and registering visitors.

Tips

usage
保安员 is the formal job title (used on contracts, licenses, signs); colloquially, people just say 保安 (bǎo'ān). Note the apostrophe in pinyin: bǎo'ān, to avoid confusion with bǎ'nān.

Stroke Order

bǎo
ān
yuán