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白领

báilǐng

white-collar worker; office professional

HSK 6

Pronunciation

白bái2

Second tone: rising

领lǐng3

Third tone: low, then rising

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Usage in this example

Used as a noun for an office professional working in an office building, or to refer to the urban white-collar class.

Example sentence

他是一名白领,每天在写字楼里上班。

Tā shì yī míng báilǐng, měitiān zài xiězìlóu lǐ shàngbān.

He is a white-collar worker who goes to an office building every day.

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