White-collar worker in Chinese
white-collar worker · HSK 6
白领
- 白 white
- 领 to lead
她是一名普通的白领。 She is an ordinary white-collar worker.
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How do you say white-collar worker in Chinese?
White-collar worker in Chinese is 白领 (bái lǐng).
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