workforce

/ˈwɝk.foɹs/· noun

人文/文化/社会B1

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Chinese meaning

劳láo动dòng力lì;职zhí场chǎng

一yí个gè国guó家jiā或huò一yī家jiā公gōng司sī的de全quán体tǐ劳láo动dòng力lì(能néng工gōng作zuò、在zài工gōng作zuò的de人rén)

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指zhǐ毕bì业yè生shēng要yào进jìn入rù的de真zhēn实shí职zhí场chǎng

Example

Meanwhile, bosses are saying the same degrees failed to prepare them for the workforce.

与yǔ此cǐ同tóng时shí,老lǎo板bǎn们men也yě说shuō,同tóng样yàng的de学xué位wèi并bìng没méi能néng让ràng毕bì业yè生shēng为wèi职zhí场chǎng做zuò好hǎo准zhǔn备bèi。

Source: Fortune · 28 Jul 2026

Background ✎

Z世shì代dài觉jué得de学xué历lì没méi什shén么me用yòng,雇gù主zhǔ也yě这zhè么me认rèn为wéi——都dōu说shuō学xué历lì没méi教jiào会huì年nián轻qīng人rén真zhēn正zhèng在zài职zhí场chǎng立lì足zú的de本běn事shì。

Roots · etymology

源自 work(工作)+ force(力量)

  • work(工作)+ force(力量,群体)

Collocations

  • join the workforce / workforce shortage / skilled workforce

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