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white-collar

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bai2ling3 • báilǐng

Meaning


Primary

white-collar

Alternatives

white collar, white-collar worker

Mnemonic


白领 White-collar refers to the sort of work that requires you to wear a shirt with a 白 white 领 collar.

Usage


他 想 找 一 份 白领 工作。

He wants to find a white-collar job.

这 家 公司 的 白领 员工 很多。

This company has many white-collar employees.

白领 工作 不 一定 轻松。

White-collar work is not necessarily easy.