薪水 xīnshui salary
salary; wage
How to remember 薪水: 薪 fuel + 水 water = salary.
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How it is used
- Salary / wages / pay - 发薪水 (fā xīnshui) to pay out salaries.
- Everyday word for one's pay; roughly interchangeable with 工资 (gōngzī), though 薪水 sounds slightly more casual/colloquial.
- Literally 'firewood and water' - the basics of living that pay covers.
Example sentences
- 她抱怨我的薪水很低。 Tā bàoyuàn wǒ de xīnshuǐ hěn dī.She complained that my salary was low.
- 这个月的薪水还有剩余。 Zhège yuè de xīnshui hái yǒu shèngyú.Some of this month's salary is still left over.
- 他的低薪水让他买不了房。 Tā de dī xīnshuǐ ràng tā mǎi bùliǎo fáng.His low salary prevents him from buying the house.