跑垒员

跑壘員

pǎolěiyuán

noun

Measure Word

一名跑垒员 míng

Meanings

1 base runner (baseball)
2 runner (baseball)

Characters

base (in baseball)

-er (role/member)

Examples

跑垒员成功盗上二垒。

Pǎolěiyuán chénggōng dào shàng èrlěi.

The base runner successfully stole second base.

教练对跑垒员的速度很满意。

Jiàoliàn duì pǎolěiyuán de sùdù hěn mǎnyì.

The coach is happy with the base runner's speed.

Tips

memory

跑 (run) + 垒 (base) + 员 (-er, role suffix) = literally 'run-base-person', i.e. base runner. The pattern V+员 shows up everywhere for sports/job roles: 服务员 server, 演员 actor, 跑垒员 base runner.

Stroke Order

跑 pǎo

垒 lěi

员 yuán