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薪水

salary

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xin1shui3 • xīnshuǐ

Meaning

Primary

salary

Alternatives

wages

Mnemonic

薪水 Salary refers to the 薪 salary paid to workers for labor services, which is the figurative 水 water they survive on. It isn't literal 水 water, so we say that part [5] quietly.

Usage

她 觉得 自己 的 薪水 太 低 了。

She thinks her salary is too low.

他 想 找 一 份 薪水 更 高 的 工作。

He wants to find a job with a higher salary.

每 个 人 都 希望 能 有 更 好 的 薪水。

Everyone hopes to have a better salary.

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