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How do you say "shop assistant" in Chinese?
店员
diàn yuán
In Chinese, "shop assistant" is 店员.
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Pronunciation
Two syllables: 'dyan yuan' with first falling, second flat. Quick and rhythmic, like moving through a shop.
Writing and usage
Dian (shop/store) is five strokes, yuan (member/person) is four strokes. A straightforward compound of shop plus worker.
Example sentence
店员在帮助顾客。
The shop assistant is helping a customer.
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How to remember 店员
Dian means shop, yuan means helper or member - a shop assistant is a member who works in the shop.
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Questions about 店员
How do you say "shop assistant" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "shop assistant" is 店员. It is a noun.
How is 店员 written in Chinese?
Dian (shop/store) is five strokes, yuan (member/person) is four strokes. A straightforward compound of shop plus worker.
How is 店员 used in a sentence?
Use 店员 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 店员在帮助顾客。 (The shop assistant is helping a customer.).
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"Shop assistant" in other languages
- Japanese ショップ店員 (shopputenin)
- Korean 가게 점원 (gage jeomwon)
- Spanish vendedor
- Spanish (Latin America) vendedor
- French le vendeur
- German der Verkäufer
- Italian il commesso
- Russian продавец-консультант (prodavec-konsulʹtant)
- Greek ο βοηθός καταστήματος (o voithos katastimatos)
- Arabic بياع في محل (bayaeA fii mahall)
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