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白领

白領
báilǐng
noun HSK 6 #15,221

Measure Word

一位白领 wèi

Meanings

  1. 1 white-collar worker; office worker

Characters

白
bái
white
领
lǐng
collar; neck; to lead
White collar - borrowed from the English term for office workers.

Examples

HSK 2
很多白领每天坐地铁上班。
Hěnduō báilǐng měitiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān.
Many white-collar workers take the subway to work every day.
HSK 4
白领的工作压力很大。
Báilǐng de gōngzuò yālì hěn dà.
White-collar workers face a lot of work pressure.
HSK 6
她是一名典型的都市白领。
Tā shì yī míng diǎnxíng de dūshì báilǐng.
She is a typical urban white-collar worker.

Tips

culture
Chinese social categories by collar: 白领 (white-collar, office workers), 蓝领 (lán lǐng, blue-collar, manual workers), 金领 (jīn lǐng, gold-collar, top executives), 灰领 (huī lǐng, gray-collar, technical/skilled workers).

Stroke Order

白 bái
领 lǐng