官员

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 政府官员出席了会议。▶ —
   Government officials attended the meeting.
2. 那位高级官员发表了讲话。▶ —
   That senior official gave a speech.

Collocations

Mnemonic

官 guān "official post" + 员 yuán "personnel": a Sino-Korean word "official". Personnel (员) belonging to officialdom (官). 政府官员 = government official. Compared with 公务员 (civil servant, including ordinary clerks), 官员 leans toward officials holding real posts and authority. Opposite of 百姓 (common people).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 官员 mean?

   • an official with a post and authority
   • an ordinary office worker
   • a student
   • a merchant