生員 [－员]

Jyutping sang1 jyun4
Pinyin shēng yuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    number of enrolled students
  2. noun, historical
    person who has passed the imperial examination at the county level
    (syn.) 秀才
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我去了公共游泳池应征当救生员。
    我去了公共游泳池應徵當救生員。
    wǒ qù le gōng gòng yóu yǒng chí yìng zhēng dāng jiù shēng yuán 。
    • I applied for a job as a lifeguard at the community pool.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    救生员嘅职责系拯救遇溺嘅人。
    救生員嘅職責係拯救遇溺嘅人。
    gau3 sang1 jyun4 ge3 zik1 zaak3 hai6 cing2 gau3 jyu6 nik1 ge3 jan4.
    • The duty of a lifeguard is to save people from drowning.
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶救生员救左一个浸亲嘅女仔上水。
    嗰救生員救左一個浸親嘅女仔上水。
    • That life guard rescued a drowning girl and brought her back to the land.