操作员

操作員

cāozuòyuán

noun #21,918

Measure Word

一名操作员 míng

Meanings

1 operator
2 machine operator
3 computer operator

Characters

to operate/to handle

person/member (role suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

电话操作员帮我查了号码。

Diànhuà cāozuòyuán bāng wǒ chá le hàomǎ.

The telephone operator looked up the number for me.

HSK 6

工厂需要招聘有经验的机器操作员。

Gōngchǎng xūyào zhāopìn yǒu jīngyàn de jīqì cāozuòyuán.

The factory needs to hire experienced machine operators.

Tips

grammar

员 (yuán) is a productive suffix meaning 'person engaged in a role': 操作员 (operator), 售货员 (salesperson), 运动员 (athlete). It attaches to role-defining nouns or verbs.

Stroke Order

操 cāo

作 zuò

员 yuán