打工人

dǎ gōng rén

What does "打工人" mean in English?

salaryman or office worker

打工人每天早起上班，生活压力很大。

Office workers wake up early every day and face a lot of life pressure.

informal

A term referring to salaried workers, often used to describe the struggles and pressures faced by office workers in modern society.

打工人在城市里奋斗，但生活成本越来越高。

Office workers struggle in the city, but living costs keep rising.

This term has gained popularity on Chinese social media, reflecting the challenges of urban work life.

打工人生活office worker life打工人压力office worker pressure

involution (competitive pressure in work and life)

This term is commonly used in informal settings, especially on social media, to discuss work-life balance and societal pressures.

Understanding this term helps grasp the modern Chinese workforce's challenges and internet culture.

Derived from '打工' (working for wages) and '人' (person), this term became popular in Chinese internet culture to describe the modern working class.

Often used in a sympathetic or humorous tone to describe the daily struggles of salaried workers.

打工

working for wages

root

人

person

suffix

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