工薪階層

简 工薪阶层 · 繁 工薪階層
Mandarin · pinyin gōng xīn jiē céng

Meanings

  1. salaried class
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工
gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
薪
xīn · fuel, firewood; salary
階
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層
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阶
jiē · stairs, steps; rank, degree
层
céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
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1–1–1–2 · gong1 xin1 jie1 ceng2

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noun

  1. working class

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