话务员

話務員
huàwùyuán
noun #76,967

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 telephone operator
  2. 2 switchboard operator
  3. 3 call center agent

Examples

Huàwùyuán qǐng shāo děng.
Operator, please hold on a moment.
Tā zài kèfú zhōngxīn dāng huàwùyuán.
She works as a call center agent at the customer service center.

Tips

usage
话务员 originally meant a manual switchboard operator; today it covers any phone-based agent (customer service, hotline, emergency dispatch). Compare 客服 kèfú (customer service rep) which can be phone, chat, or in-person.

Stroke Order

huà
yuán