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

HSK 4

蓝领工人的收入在不断提高。

Lánlǐng gōngrén de shōurù zài búduàn tígāo.

Blue-collar workers' incomes are steadily increasing.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 6

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

蓝 lán

领 lǐng

Related Words

neck; collar / to lead / to receive

白领 báilǐng HSK 6 #15,221

white-collar worker; office worker

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

深蓝 shēnlán #30,554

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

领养 lǐngyǎng HSK 7-9 #4,955

to adopt (a child or pet)

蓝带 lándài

blue ribbon (top award) / Blue Ribbon (brand name, esp. Pabst Blue Ribbon beer 蓝带啤酒)

领带 lǐngdài HSK 5 #3,994

necktie / tie