上班族 (shàng bān zú) — office workers; the commuting workforce; people who go to work (especially in an office)

Definition

Examples

• 现在很多上班族选择在家办公。
  Xiàn zài hěn duō shàng bān zú xuǎn zé zài jiā bàn gōng.
  Now many office workers choose to work from home.
• 这条地铁线上全是上班族。
  Zhè tiáo dì tiě xiàn shàng quán shì shàng bān zú.
  This subway line is full of office workers.
• 作为上班族，每天挤公交很辛苦。
  Zuò wéi shàng bān zú, měi tiān jǐ gōng jiāo hěn xīn kǔ.
  As a commuter, it's tough squeezing onto the bus every day.