实习生
shíxíshēng
The Mandarin word for intern is 实习生 (shíxíshēng).
实习生 refers to a student or a recent graduate who works to gain practical experience in a specific professional field.
Meaning: student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term 实习生 is composed of 实习 (shíxí), which means 'to practice' or 'to intern' and 生 (shēng), meaning 'student' or 'person'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Hong Kong region, the term 见习生 is used to mean 'training intern'.
How do you pronounce it?
shíxíshēng
Did you know?
- The character 生 in 实习生 doesn't just mean 'student', but also denotes 'birth' or 'life', marking the intern as someone at the beginning of their professional life.
- The term 见习生 used in Hong Kong shares a root with the Japanese word for apprentice, 見習い (minarai), reflecting the region's historical linguistic influences.
- In the context of the '996' work culture, 实习生 are sometimes expected to work the same grueling hours as full-time staff, despite their status as students.
Examples in context
- 你好，我是一名实习生Hello, I am an intern.
- 这是我们的新实习员工This is our new intern staff.
- 请问，你们公司是否在招收实习生？Excuse me, is your company hiring interns?
- 新实习员工真有才华！The new intern staff is really talented!
- 他是一名优秀的实习生。Tā shì yī míng yōuxiù de shíxíshēng.He is an excellent intern.
- 公司最近招收实习生。Gōngsī zuìjìn zhāoshōu shíxíshēng.The company is recruiting interns recently.
- 那个实习生很有礼貌。Nàge shíxíshēng hěn yǒu lǐmào.That intern is very polite.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about a new team member.
- 志强 Zhiqiang雨婷，你知道他是谁吗？Yǔtíng, nǐ zhīdào tā shì shéi ma?Yuting, do you know who he is?
- 雨婷 Yuting他是一个新来的实习生。Tā shì yī gè xīn lái de shíxíshēng.He is a new intern.
- 志强 Zhiqiang他来自哪个学校？Tā láizì nǎge xuéxiào?Which school is he from?
- 雨婷 Yuting我不记得了，志强你去问问吧。Wǒ bù jìde le, Zhìqiáng nǐ qù wènwen ba.I don't remember, Zhiqiang, why don't you ask him.
