🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

员工

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yuángōng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Staff/stæf/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"医院的员工努力工作。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of people who work for an organization or business.

    "The staff at the hospital worked tirelessly to care for the patients."
  2. 2

    A long stick used for support or as a weapon.

    "He leaned on his staff as he walked through the forest."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'staff' originates from Old English 'stæf', meaning a stick or rod, which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*stabaz'. Over time, its meaning expanded to include a group of people working together, particularly in a professional context.

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