蓝领 (lánlǐng): blue-collar (worker)

Measure Word

一名蓝领 míng

Meanings

1 blue-collar (worker)

Characters

Blue collar — manual workers, borrowed from English.

Examples

蓝领工人的收入在不断提高。

Lánlǐng gōngrén de shōurù zài bùduàn tígāo.

Blue-collar workers' incomes are steadily increasing.

现在很多蓝领的工资比白领还高。

Xiànzài hěnduō lánlǐng de gōngzī bǐ báilǐng hái gāo.

Nowadays many blue-collar workers earn more than white-collar workers.

城市的发展离不开蓝领工人。

Chéngshì de fāzhǎn líbùkāi lánlǐng gōngrén.

Urban development is inseparable from blue-collar workers.

Tips

usage

蓝领 (blue-collar) vs 白领 (báilǐng, white-collar) vs 金领 (jīnlǐng, gold-collar = top executives). All borrowed from English concepts.

Stroke Order

蓝 lán

领 lǐng

Related Words

白领 báilǐng HSK 6 #15,221

white-collar worker; office worker

领袖 lǐngxiù HSK 6 #3,658

leader; chief / leading figure

蓝天 lántiān HSK 6 #13,804

blue sky; clear sky

蓝色 lánsè HSK 2 #1,948

neck; collar / to lead / to receive

深蓝色 shēnlánsè #26,549

deep blue / dark blue / navy blue

雾霾蓝 wùmáilán

smog blue / hazy blue (muted grayish blue) / misty blue

领取 lǐngqǔ HSK 6 #16,413

to receive; to collect; to claim / to draw (money, supplies)

深蓝 shēnlán #30,554

dark blue; deep blue / (capitalized) Deep Blue (IBM chess computer)