收入 shōurù take in
take in; income; revenue
How to remember 收入: 收 receive + 入 enter = take in.
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How it is used
- Income / revenue - 月收入 (yuè shōurù) monthly income; 收入很高 a high income.
- 收 (receive) + 入 (in); all money coming in, from any source.
- Contrast 工资 (gōngzī) 'wages' (one source) and 支出 (zhīchū) 'expenditure' (the opposite); 收入 is total earnings.
Example sentences
- 他收入可观。 Tā shōurù kěguān.He has a nice income.
- 我的收入提高了。 Wǒ de shōurù tígāo le.My income went up.
- 我的收入增加了。 Wǒ de shōurù zēngjiā le.My income has increased.