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工薪阶层

gōng xīn jiē céngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
salaried class
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-75344205e26d6836. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

工薪階層 工薪阶层 [gong1 xin1 jie1 ceng2] /salaried class/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 工薪階層

  • 工
    gōng

    work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

  • 薪
    xīn

    (literary) firewood / fuel / (bound form) salary

  • 阶
    jiē

    rank or step / stairs

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.