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作業員

简作业员 · 繁作業員

Mandarin · pinyin zuò yè yuán

operator (of a machine etc); factory worker

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作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
業: Look up this written character
員: Look up this written character
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111
员: yuán · member; personnel, staff member

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4–4–2 · zuo4 ye4 yuan2

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noun

operator

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