薪水

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这份工作的薪水很高。▶ —
   This job pays a high salary.
2. 他每月的薪水按时发放。▶ —
   His monthly salary is paid on time.

Collocations

Mnemonic

薪 xīn "firewood" + 水 shuǐ "water": a Sino-Korean word "salary, pay". Originally the living allowance given for firewood (薪) and water (水), it came to mean wages. 发薪水 (to pay a salary), 涨薪水 (to raise pay). Similar to 工资 / 月薪. Narrower than 待遇 (pay plus benefits): just the money received.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 薪水 mean?

   • the salary one is paid for work
   • a company’s assets
   • a trading rival
   • a work station