研究员 (yánjiūyuán) — researcher

研究员 (yánjiūyuán)

研究员 refers to a researcher or research scientist, typically someone employed at a research institute, university, or laboratory to conduct systematic investigation.

Meanings

1. [noun] researcher, research fellow, research scientist

Example Sentences

她是一位优秀的研究员。 Tā shì yī wèi yōuxiù de yánjiūyuán. She is an outstanding researcher.

这位研究员在实验室工作了二十年。 Zhè wèi yánjiūyuán zài shíyànshì gōngzuò le èrshí nián. This researcher has worked in the laboratory for twenty years.

研究员们发现了一种新的治疗方法。 Yánjiūyuánmen fāxiàn le yī zhǒng xīn de zhìliáo fāngfǎ. The researchers discovered a new treatment method.

他毕业后成为了一名医学研究员。 Tā bìyè hòu chéngwéi le yī míng yīxué yánjiūyuán. After graduation, he became a medical researcher.

Collocations

Usage Notes

研究员 is a job title used in formal and academic contexts. The suffix 员 (yuán) is common in Chinese job titles (e.g., 服务员 fúwùyuán "waiter," 教练员 jiàoliànyuán "coach"). In China, 研究员 is also a specific professional rank in the state research system, equivalent to a full professor.

Memory Hook

研究 (yánjiū) means "to research" and 员 (yuán) means "person" or "member" — a 研究员 is simply a "research person."