粉领

粉領

fěnlǐng

noun

Meanings

1 pink-collar worker
2 woman working in service or caregiving industries

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

白领、蓝领、粉领都是社会职业分类。

Báilǐng, lánlǐng, fěnlǐng dōu shì shèhuì zhíyè fēnlèi.

White-collar, blue-collar, and pink-collar are all occupational categories.

HSK 7-9

粉领阶层主要从事服务业工作。

Fěnlǐng jiēcéng zhǔyào cóngshì fúwùyè gōngzuò.

The pink-collar class mostly works in the service industry.

Tips

usage

Loan translation from English 'pink-collar'. Complete the collar-set: 白领 (white-collar office workers), 蓝领 (blue-collar manual workers), 金领 (gold-collar, senior executives), 粉领 (pink-collar, typically female-dominated service roles).

register

Sociology/news register rather than everyday speech. Less common than 白领 or 蓝领.

Stroke Order

粉 fěn

领 lǐng