卫生员

衛生員

wèishēngyuán

noun #31,461

Measure Word

一名卫生员 míng

Meanings

1 medic; health worker
2 sanitarian; first-aid attendant

Characters

member; personnel

Examples

战场上的卫生员救了他一命。

Zhànchǎng shàng de wèishēngyuán jiù le tā yí mìng.

The battlefield medic saved his life.

学校请了一位卫生员。

Xuéxiào qǐng le yí wèi wèishēngyuán.

The school hired a health attendant.

Tips

usage

卫生 'hygiene/health' + 员 '-er/agent.' Lower-rank than 医生 (doctor) or 护士 (nurse): a paramedic or basic-trained first-aider, classically the unit medic in army movies. Often glossed as 'medic' in war drama subtitles.

Stroke Order

卫 wèi

生 shēng

员 yuán