Employee in Korean 🇰🇷

직원 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break the word into syllables: “jig” (sounds like “chic”) and “won” (like the Korean currency “won”). Imagine a fashionable employee who gets paid in won.
• Associate “직” with “direct” work and “원” with “member,” forming the idea of someone who is a member of a workplace.

Explanations:
• 직원 (jigwon) is used to denote an employee or staff member in various work environments.
• The term is Sino-Korean, derived from the Hanja 職員, where 職 means “duty” or “occupation” and 員 means “member.”

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 사원 (sawon) – often used interchangeably with 직원, especially for company employees.
• 종업원 (jong-eobwon) – another term for employee, frequently used in contexts like service establishments.

Alternate Meanings / Slang:
• No prevalent slang meanings are associated with 직원. The word is primarily used in formal or business contexts without any significant colloquial variations.

Example Sentences:
1. 회사의 모든 직원 (jigwon)들은 팀워크를 중요하게 생각합니다.
  Translation: All the employees of the company value teamwork.
2. 신규 직원 (jigwon) 교육 프로그램이 다음 주에 시작됩니다.
  Translation: The training program for new employees starts next week.
3. 직원 (jigwon) 할인 혜택을 이용해 보세요.
  Translation: Try using the employee discount benefits.

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