How do you say "employee" in Chinese?

员工

yuán gōng

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "employee" is 员工 (yuán gōng).

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Pronunciation

Read it out as "yuán gōng", "yuán" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), then "gōng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).

Writing and usage

员工 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

新员工周一开始上班。

xīn yuán gōng zhōu yī kāi shǐ shàng bān 。

The new employee started on Monday.

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How to remember 员工

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Questions about 员工

How do you pronounce 员工?

Read it out as "yuán gōng", "yuán" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), then "gōng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).

Is 员工 formal or casual?

员工 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 员工 used in Chinese?

员工 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 新员工周一开始上班。 (The new employee started on Monday.).

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