上班族

shàngbānzú

noun HSK 6 #26,724

Meanings

1 office workers (as a social group)
2 white-collar workers
3 the working crowd

Characters

class; shift; work

clan; tribe; group of people

Examples

HSK 3

上班族的午餐时间通常只有一个小时。

Shàngbānzú de wǔcān shíjiān tōngcháng zhǐyǒu yīgè xiǎoshí.

Office workers usually have only one hour for lunch.

HSK 6

早高峰时地铁里挤满了上班族。

Zǎogāofēng shí dìtiě lǐ jǐmǎn le shàngbānzú.

During the morning rush hour, the subway is packed with office workers.

HSK 6

很多上班族都在抱怨大城市的房价太高。

Hěnduō shàngbānzú dōu zài bàoyuàn dà chéngshì de fángjià tài gāo.

Many office workers complain that housing prices in big cities are too high.

Tips

usage

族 (tribe/clan/group) is a common suffix in modern Chinese for social groups, e.g. 上班族 (office workers), 月光族 (spendthrifts), 啃老族 (people who depend on parents). It groups people by a shared lifestyle trait.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

班 bān

族 zú