<p>共产党员 - the member of the Communist Party.</p>
<p>共产党人 - a person who aligns with the communist idealogy and has devoted to the communist movements with significant contributions in his/her political lifetime. In the broader sense, he/she is not necessarily a member of the party, but highly likely.</p>
<p>Note, 党员 carries a certification (党员證), offered by the party, through regular recruits; 党人 carries the label offered through the mouth of, or assigned by, the upper party leaders</p>

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2022-05-26T01:45:15.557Z
So 共产党人 could imply the people under the United Front system as well as the members of the democratic parties sympathizing with CCP ?
NanningYouth
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2022-05-26T02:08:38.967Z
Depends on the devotion and contribution to promoting the communist doctrine, also important is to be deemed valuable by the highest circle of leaders
r13
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Does this rule apply to other organizations, like国民党员 and 国民党人? Or is it just a specific rule for Chinese Communist Party?
NanningYouth
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Yes, it applies equally.
r13
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r13
<p>人 means <code>-person</code>.</p>
<p>员 means <code>member</code>.</p>

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So then what is a 共产党人, simply a "Communist," but not necessarily a "member"?
Vegawatcher
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for example from  https://udn.com/news/story/7331/6339842?from=udn-ch1_breaknews-1-cate4-news. • 第二次是以鄧小平、江澤民、胡錦濤為代表的中國共產黨`人` • 人 （ -person ) may indicate figure
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envs_h_gang_5
<p>In my understanding:</p>
<p>人： person</p>
<p>员： personel</p>

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Archeosudoerus
<p>Part of the news item provided by Xinhua News Agency on May 24, 2022 says:</p>
<p>...全面记述以邓小平同志为主要代表的中国共产党人、以江泽民同志为主要代表的中国共产党人、以胡锦涛同志为主要代表的中国共产党人，从新的实践和时代特征出发坚持和发展马克思主义，...</p>
<p>But what we often see is 共产党员. So what is the difference?</p>

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What is the difference between 人 and 员?
# What is the difference between 人 and 员?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-25)

Part of the news item provided by Xinhua News Agency on May 24, 2022 says:

...全面记述以邓小平同志为主要代表的中国共产党人、以江泽民同志为主要代表的中国共产党人、以胡锦涛同志为主要代表的中国共产党人，从新的实践和时代特征出发坚持和发展马克思主义，...

But what we often see is 共产党员. So what is the difference?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-05-25. Score: 5

共产党员 - the member of the Communist Party.

共产党人 - a person who aligns with the communist idealogy and has devoted to the communist movements with significant contributions in his/her political lifetime. In the broader sense, he/she is not necessarily a member of the party, but highly likely.

Note, 党员 carries a certification (党员證), offered by the party, through regular recruits; 党人 carries the label offered through the mouth of, or assigned by, the upper party leaders

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So 共产党人 could imply the people under the United Front system as well as the members of the democratic parties sympathizing with CCP ?  
> **username_1**: Depends on the devotion and contribution to promoting the communist doctrine, also important is to be deemed valuable by the highest circle of leaders  
> **username_0**: Does this rule apply to other organizations, like国民党员 and 国民党人? Or is it just a specific rule for Chinese Communist Party?  
> **username_1**: Yes, it applies equally.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-05-25. Score: 1

人 means `-person`.

员 means `member`.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: So then what is a 共产党人, simply a "Communist," but not necessarily a "member"?  
> **username_2**: for example from  https://udn.com/news/story/7331/6339842?from=udn-ch1_breaknews-1-cate4-news. • 第二次是以鄧小平、江澤民、胡錦濤為代表的中國共產黨`人` • 人 （ -person ) may indicate figure  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2022-05-25. Score: 0

In my understanding:

人： person

员： personel


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