Meaning of 成员
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- member
How to use 成员
成员 is a noun for a member of a family, team, organization, or country group. It often follows the group it belongs to, as in 家庭成员 (jiātíng chéngyuán) family member. Example: 他是我们队的新成员。(Tā shì wǒmen duì de xīn chéngyuán.) He is a new member of our team.
员 (yuán) means a person with a role, as in 学员 (xuéyuán) trainee or 店员 (diànyuán) shop clerk. 成 (chéng) means to form or complete, so a 成员 (chéngyuán) is one of the people who together form a group.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 成员 for a club membership card or a paying store member. For that sense Chinese uses 会员 (huìyuán), as in 会员卡 (huìyuánkǎ) membership card. Also, do not confuse 员 (yuán) with 圆 (yuán, round), which sounds the same.
成员 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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成 chéng · to succeed · 6 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 成员.
| 成为 | chéngwéi | to become; to turn into |
| 变成 | biànchéng | to change into; to turn into |
| 完成 | wánchéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 成绩 | chéngjì | achievement; performance records |
| 组成 | zǔchéng | to form; to make up |
| 成功 | chénggōng | to succeed; success |
| 造成 | zàochéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 人员 | rényuán | staff; crew |
| 演员 | yǎnyuán | actor; actress; performer |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 形成 | xíngchéng | to form; to take shape |
| 成熟 | chéngshú | mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen |
Questions about 成员
What does 成员 mean?
成员 (chéngyuán) means "member" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 成员?
成员 is made of 2 characters: 成 (6 strokes), 员 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 成员 an HSK word?
Yes. 成员 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 成员 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 成员 is written 成員.
What is the difference between 成员 and 会员?
成员 is a general word for anyone who is part of a group, including families and countries. 会员 usually means a registered or paying member of a club, association, gym, or shop.
Can I use 成员 to talk about my family?
Yes. 家庭成员 (jiātíng chéngyuán) is common in forms and formal speech, like 你家有几个成员? In casual talk people more often say 家里有几口人 (jiālǐ yǒu jǐ kǒu rén).