Meaning of 学员
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- student
- member of an institution of learning
- officer cadet
How to use 学员
学员 is used for people enrolled in a course, training program, or academy, especially adults at driving schools, training centers, or military academies. For ordinary school or university students, 学生 (xuéshēng) is more common. Example: 这个培训班有三十个学员。(Zhège péixùnbān yǒu sānshí gè xuéyuán.) This training class has thirty trainees.
学 (xué) means to study and 员 (yuán) means a member, as in 职员 (zhíyuán) staff member. Put them together and a 学员 is a member who is there to study.
Common mistake: Learners often use 学员 for children at primary or middle school, but there 学生 (xuéshēng) is the natural word. Also do not confuse 员 (yuán) with 圆 (yuán, round), which adds an outer box 囗 around it.
Stroke order for each character
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学 xué · to learn · 8 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 学员.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
Questions about 学员
What does 学员 mean?
学员 (xuéyuán) means "student; member of an institution of learning" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 学员?
学员 is made of 2 characters: 学 (8 strokes), 员 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 学员 an HSK word?
Yes. 学员 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 学员 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 学员 is written 學員.
What is the difference between 学员 and 同学?
学员 describes someone's role as a participant in a course or program. 同学 (tóngxué) describes a relationship, a classmate or fellow student. Teachers also use 同学们 to address a class.
Can 学员 mean a military cadet?
Yes. One of its senses is officer cadet, so students at a military or police academy are often called 学员. The context usually makes this meaning clear.