Writing
雇员 (gù yuán) — how to say "employee" in Chinese
雇员
Employee
noun
Character composition
雇
to hire
员
member, personnel
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
Collocations
新雇员
xīn gùyuán
new employee
招聘雇员
zhāopìn gùyuán
to recruit employees
Examples
这家公司有很多雇员。
This company has many employees.
他是雇员。
He is an employee.
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Frequently asked questions
Employee in Chinese meaning
"employee" in Chinese is 雇员 (gù yuán).
雇员 meaning
雇员 (gù yuán) means "Employee".
Employee in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced gù yuán (written as gu yuan, guyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "employee" in Chinese characters?
It is written 雇员: 雇 has 12 strokes, 员 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 雇员?
雇员 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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