年薪 niánxīn annual salary
How to remember 年薪: 年 year + 薪 fuel = annual salary.
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How it is used
- Annual salary - the yearly figure, as opposed to monthly - 年薪百万 (niánxīn bǎiwàn) a million-a-year salary.
- Contrast 月薪 (yuèxīn, monthly pay) and 时薪 (shíxīn, hourly wage); 年薪 signals a higher, salaried role.
- Common in job ads and negotiations for professional positions.