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打工人

dǎgōngrén
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 worker (self-deprecating)
  2. 2 wage earner
  3. 3 working stiff

Characters

打
dǎ
to hit; to do
工
gōng
work
人
rén
person
Literally 'working person' — a self-deprecating but solidarity-building label

Examples

打工人，打工魂，打工都是人上人！
Dǎgōngrén, dǎgōng hún, dǎgōng dōu shì rénshàngrén!
Workers, worker spirit — workers are the best of people!
早安，打工人！新的一天开始了。
Zǎo'ān, dǎgōngrén! Xīn de yī tiān kāishǐ le.
Good morning, fellow worker! A new day has begun.
打工人的午饭就是随便吃点。
Dǎgōngrén de wǔfàn jiùshì suíbiàn chī diǎn.
A worker's lunch is just grabbing whatever.

Tips

culture
打工人 went viral in late 2020 as a self-deprecating identity label. Unlike the derogatory 打工仔, this term is used with ironic pride — office workers, factory workers, and even professionals all call themselves 打工人 to bond over shared struggles of working life.
usage
Often appears in motivational-ironic morning greetings shared on social media: '早安，打工人！' Used by white-collar and blue-collar workers alike.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ
工 gōng
人 rén