How to Say ‘Goalkeeper’ in Traditional Chinese
守門員
shǒu mén yuán
[show-mun-yuan]
💬 Usage Tip: [員] often marks a person with a role, so [守門員] is literally someone who guards the goal. This same pattern shows up in [服務員] "attendant" and [隊員] "team member."
Phrase Breakdown
守門員
shǒu mén yuán
[show-mun-yuan]
goalkeeper
守門員 is the player whose job is to protect the goal.
那位守門員最後用手指尖把球撥出去了。
That goalkeeper used his fingertips at the end to push the ball away.
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