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人员

rényuán

staff

Usage note

人员表示参与某事的人。

rén yuán biǎo shì cān yù mǒu shì de rén。

Personnel means the people involved in something.

Context note

人员常用于工作、场所和通知。

rén yuán cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 chǎng suǒ hé tōng zhī。

Personnel often appears in work, places, and notices.

5 examples

这里有工作人员
zhè lǐ yǒu gōng zuò rén yuán。
There are staff here.
人员已经到齐。
rén yuán yǐ jīng dào qí。
The personnel have all arrived.
请联系有关人员
qǐng lián xì yǒu guān rén yuán。
Please contact the relevant staff.
受伤人员已经送去医院。
shòu shāng rén yuán yǐ jīng sòng qù yī yuàn。
The injured person has been sent to the hospital.
活动人员要穿统一衣服。
huó dòng rén yuán yào chuān tǒng yī yī fu。
Event staff need to wear the same clothes.

5 mini stories

工作人员正在检查人员名单。
gōng zuò rén yuán zhèng zài jiǎn chá rén yuán míng dān。
The staff are checking the personnel list.
现场人员很多,大家都在排队。
xiàn chǎng rén yuán hěn duō, dà jiā dōu zài pái duì。
There were many people on site, and everyone was lining up.
相关人员已经知道消息了。
xiāng guān rén yuán yǐ jīng zhī dào xiāo xī le。
The relevant people already know the news.
安全人员提醒大家注意秩序。
ān quán rén yuán tí xǐng dà jiā zhù yì zhì xù。
Security staff reminded everyone to keep order.
这次会议的人员不多。
zhè cì huì yì de rén yuán bù duō。
There were not many people at this meeting.

Mini dialogue

学校人员

A
学校的工作人员很友好。
Xuéxiào de gōngzuò rényuán hěn yǒuhǎo.
The school staff are very friendly.
B
是的,所有人员都很好。
Shì de, suǒyǒu rényuán dōu hěn hǎo.
Yes, all the staff are very nice.

活动帮忙

A
我们需要更多工作人员
Wǒmen xūyào gèng duō gōngzuò rényuán.
We need more staff.
B
我可以帮忙,当志愿人员
Wǒ kěyǐ bāngmáng, dāng zhìyuàn rényuán.
I can help, be a volunteer staff.

Related words and contrasts

similar
员工
yuángōng
employee / staff

人员 is a formal word for personnel; 员工 is a common word for employees.

related
老师
lǎoshī
teacher

老师 is a specific type of 人员 (staff member) in a school.

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