Chinese Word of the Day

训练员
xùn liàn yuán

trainer

Definitions

English > Chinese
trainer
1. 教练
Components
训
1. Simplified form of 訓
訓	xùn
1. to teach; to instruct; to lecture
2. to explain
3. to explain the meaning or sense of a word
4. to reprimand; to slam; to rebuke; to denounce
5. (colloquial) to scold
6. to train; to drill
7. teachings; explanation; exegesis
8. model; example
9. to submit to; to yield to; to obey
Xun
10. (linguistics) To interpret / read a Chinese character or phrase by associating it with a (usually) non-Sinitic native morpheme or phrase with identical meaning. Applied in Sinitic dialects to Mandarin
(coordinate terms, zh, 音)
练
1. Simplified form of 練
練	liàn
1. (literary) white silk
2. (literary) to boil and scour raw silk
3. to practice; to drill; to exercise; to train
練鋼琴 - to practise the piano
練腹肌 - to train one's rectus abdominis
4. experienced; familiar
老練 - experienced; seasoned
员
1. Simplified form of 員
員	yuán
1. member
2. personnel; staff member
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