Meaning of 人员
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- staff
- crew
- personnel
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 人员
人员 is a fairly formal word for staff or personnel, and it usually follows another noun that names the job or field. It is a collective term, so it refers to people as a group rather than one person. Example: 工作人员请往这边走。(Gōngzuò rényuán qǐng wǎng zhèbiān zǒu.) Staff, please come this way.
人 (rén) means person and 员 (yuán) means a member of a group, so 人员 (rényuán) is the people who make up a team or workforce. Picture a group of 人 each wearing a 员 name badge.
Common mistake: Learners often say 一个人员 to mean one staff member, but 人员 sounds collective and odd with 一个. Say 一个工作人员 or 一名员工 (yì míng yuángōng) instead. Also keep 员 (yuán) in the second tone. Do not confuse it with 圆 (yuán, round), which has a box around it.
人员 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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员 yuán · person engaged in a certain field of ac… · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 人员.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 人员
What does 人员 mean?
人员 (rényuán) means "staff; crew" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 人员?
人员 is made of 2 characters: 人 (2 strokes), 员 (7 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 人员 an HSK word?
Yes. 人员 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 人员 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 人员 is written 人員.
What is the difference between 人员 and 员工?
员工 (yuángōng) means the employees of a specific company. 人员 is broader and more formal, and it often names people by role, as in 医务人员 (yīwù rényuán, medical personnel). In everyday talk about your coworkers, 员工 or 同事 (tóngshì) sounds more natural.
Where will I commonly see 人员 in daily life?
You will see it a lot on signs and announcements. 工作人员 (staff), 无关人员 (unauthorized persons), and 安检人员 (security screening staff) are common examples. For instance, 无关人员禁止入内 means no entry for unauthorized persons.