Chinese Traditional: 薪水
Chinese Simplified: 薪水
Pinyin: xin1 shui3
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
English Meaning: salary, wage
German Meaning: Gehalt, Lohn
Classifier: (fen4)

Example Sentences:

我每星期結束時領到薪水。
我每星期结束时领到薪水。
wo3 mei3 xing1 qi2 jie2 shu4 shi2 ling3 dao4 xin1 shui3.
I get paid at the end of the week.
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我的前同事在新公司做同樣的工作,但薪水比以前高。
我的前同事在新公司做同样的工作,但薪水比以前高。
wo3 de5 qian2 tong2 shi4 zai4 xin1 gong1 si1 zuo4 tong2 yang4 de5 gong1 zuo4, dan4 xin1 shui3 bi3 yi3 qian2 gao1.
My ex-colleague is doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.
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她除了薪水之外還拿到獎金。
她除了薪水之外还拿到奖金。
ta1 chu2 le5 xin1 shui3 zhi1 wai4 hai2 na2 dao4 jiang3 jin1.
She gets bonus on top of her salary.
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Related Words:

 

xīn

1. salary, wage 2. firewood

Here: salary, wage

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shuǐ

1. water 2. river 3. liquid 4. beverage 5. additional charges or income 6. Shui (Chinese surname)

Here: additional charges or income

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