How to say “white-collar worker” in Chinese
white-collar worker
“White-collar worker” in Chinese is 白领, bái lǐng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
白领 is read bái lǐng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 页 “head”: the first meaning is neck, hence “collar”. On the left, 令 lìng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “白领”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “white-collar worker” in Chinese?
“White-collar worker” in Chinese is 白领, pinyin báilǐng.
What does 白领 mean?
白领 (báilǐng) means “white-collar worker”.
How do you write 白领?
白领 is 2 characters: 白 (bái) — white; 领 (lǐng) — collar; lead; receive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 白领?
白领 is read báilǐng. Tones: bái — second tone, lǐng — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“white-collar worker” in the lesson “Pay, benefits, side jobs”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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