"blue collar" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蓝领

Definition

指从事体力劳动的工人，比如在工厂、建筑或维修等岗位工作的人，而不是办公室或专业岗位。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常与“white collar”（白领）对比。强调工作性质，与个人价值和能力无关。在经济、社会、职场语境下用。大多中性，有时体现吃苦耐劳，有时也带轻视语气。

Examples

Many blue collar workers start their day early.

许多**蓝领**工人很早开始一天的工作。

My father has a blue collar job at the factory.

我父亲在工厂做**蓝领**工作。

The city has many blue collar neighborhoods.

这座城市有许多**蓝领**社区。

He grew up in a blue collar family, so he learned the value of hard work early.

他在一个**蓝领**家庭长大，从小就懂得了努力工作的意义。

There's a big debate about how technology is affecting blue collar jobs.

关于科技如何影响**蓝领**工作有很多讨论。

Not every blue collar worker wants to switch to an office job.

并不是每个**蓝领**工人都想换成办公室工作。