工资 gōngzī wages
wages; pay; earnings; salary
怎么记住“工资”: 工 work + 资 wealth = wages.
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用法
- Wages / salary - 发工资 (fā gōngzī) pay out wages; 工资很高 a high salary.
- The regular pay for work; 涨工资 (zhǎng gōngzī) = get a raise.
- Contrast 收入 (shōurù) 'income' (all money coming in) and 奖金 (jiǎngjīn) 'bonus'; 工资 is the base salary specifically.
例句
- 您想要多少工资？ Nín xiǎngyào duōshǎo gōngzī?How much do you want in terms of salary?
- 这份工作工资很高。 Zhèfèn gōngzuò gōngzī hěn gāo.That job paid well.
- 工资很低，其它条件还行。 Gōngzī hěn dī, qítā tiáojiàn hái xíng.The wages are low but the other conditions of employment are acceptable.