白领 báilǐng white-collar
white-collar; white-collar worker
How to remember 白领: 白 white + 领 neck = white-collar.
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How it is used
- White-collar worker - office/professional staff - 城市白领 (chéngshì báilǐng) urban white-collar workers.
- Contrasts with 蓝领 (lánlǐng, blue-collar/manual worker); the 白领/蓝领 pair mirrors English exactly.
- Social/economic-class register, common in lifestyle and marketing writing.