打工人

• 拼音: dǎ gōng rén
• 汉字拆解: 打工 (work for wages) + 人 (person) -> wage worker / working person.

含义

打工人 is a self-mocking label for ordinary workers facing everyday labor pressure.

It can sound weary, humorous, and solidaristic, especially in morning posts or overtime complaints. It usually includes office workers now, not only manual laborers.

例句

1. 早八地铁上，全是沉默的打工人。
2. 打工人下班只想好好吃饭。
3. 别用打工人贬低基层劳动者。

用法指南

语境: workplace, commuting, social media

语气: self-mocking, weary, communal

正确说法

• 上班族自嘲打工人很自然。（Office workers use it self-mockingly.）
• 加班后说打工人不容易很常见。（It expresses worker solidarity.）

错误说法

• 用打工人嘲讽收入或职业。（It should not demean workers.）

常见错误

• Do not limit 打工人 to factory labor; online use is much broader.

起源与历史

An older word for wage laborer was revived online as a humorous identity for workers of all kinds.

文化背景

时代: 2020s

世代: Young workers and mainstream online users

社会背景: Office workers, service workers, students entering work

地区说明: Very common across Mainland China.