1. Home
  2. HSK 9
  3. Collective action and support

团员

tuányuán

group member; Youth League member

Choir members stand on risers behind a conductor; one singer holds music.
Memory picture

Characters in this word

团 tuán

Strokes
6
Radical
囗 — enclosure
Made of
囗 enclosure 才 ability, talent, gift
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

员 yuán

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 作为合唱团团员,他必须严格遵守排练时间和舞台纪律。 Zuòwéi héchàngtuán tuányuán, tā bìxū yángé zūnshǒu páiliàn shíjiān hé wǔtái jìlǜ. As a choir member, he must strictly observe rehearsal times and stage discipline.
  • 新老团员都要在演出前一天到剧场排练。 Xīn lǎo tuányuán dōu yào zài yǎnchū qián yì tiān dào jùchǎng páiliàn. New and veteran members alike must come to the theater to rehearse one day before the performance.
  • 他在舞团当了几年普通团员,现在终于成了领舞。 Tā zài wǔtuán dāng le jǐ nián pǔtōng tuányuán, xiànzài zhōngyú chéng le lǐngwǔ. He was an ordinary company member for several years, and now he has finally become the lead dancer.

Related words

All HSK 9 words →