白领 (bái lǐng) — white-collar worker
Definition
A noun for a white-collar worker — an office professional, as opposed to manual or service labor. The adjective 白领 also describes the work or class itself.
noun
white-collar worker
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 白领。Hěn duō nián qīng rén xiǎng chéng wéi bái lǐng.Many young people want to become white-collar workers.
- 白领，。bái lǐng Gōng zuò yā lì hěn dà, dàn shōu rù yě bú cuò.White-collar work is very stressful, but the income is not bad either.
- IT白领。Tā zài yì jiā IT gōng sī zuò bái lǐng.She works as a white-collar worker at an IT company.
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