How do you say "office worker" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "office worker" is 上班族 (shàng bān zú). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

上班族 (pinyin: shàng bān zú) is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi).

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Questions about 上班族

How do you pronounce 上班族?

上班族 is romanised as shàng bān zú in Chinese. This pinyin gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.

How is 上班族 written in Chinese?

上班族 is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi). The pinyin is shàng bān zú. Learning to read Chinese characters (Hanzi) takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.

Is 上班族 formal or casual?

上班族 is a common noun used in everyday Chinese speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.