shèyuán

社员

Word · NounTraditional社員

member of society, commune, or cooperative

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

member of an organization named with "she" (社); commune member; cooperative member; society member

Historically referred to members of 人民公社 (People's Communes) or 合作社 (cooperatives). In modern usage, also applies to members of 社团 (associations/clubs) such as literary societies or sports clubs.

Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
shì是
rén人
mín民
gōng公
shè社
de的
lǎo老
shè社
yuán员
 。

His grandfather was an old member of the People's Commune.

Wǒ我
men们
hé合
zuò作
shè社
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
duō多
míng名
shè社
yuán员
 。

Our cooperative has more than fifty members.

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Zuò作
wéi为
wén文
xué学
shè社
de的
shè社
yuán员
 ,
tā她
měi每
zhōu周
dōu都
cān参
jiā加
dú读
shū书
huó活
dòng动
 。

As a member of the literature club, she participates in reading activities every week.

Shè社
yuán员
dà大
huì会
jiāng将
yú于
xià下
zhōu周
yī一
jǔ举
xíng行
 。

The general membership meeting will be held next Monday.