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船员

船員
chuányuán
noun HSK 6 #5,122

Measure Word

一名船员 míng

Meanings

  1. 1 crew member; sailor; seaman

Characters

船
chuán
ship; boat
员
yuán
member; personnel
Ship personnel — a crew member.

Examples

这艘船上有二十名船员。
Zhè sōu chuán shang yǒu èrshí míng chuányuán.
There are twenty crew members on this ship.
船员们已经在海上航行了三个月。
Chuányuánmen yǐjīng zài hǎi shang hángxíng le sān gè yuè.
The crew has been sailing at sea for three months.
他年轻的时候当过船员。
Tā niánqīng de shíhou dāng guò chuányuán.
He worked as a sailor when he was young.

Tips

usage
The 员 suffix marks a person in a role: 船员 (crew member), 演员 (actor), 运动员 (athlete), 服务员 (waiter).

Stroke Order

船 chuán
员 yuán