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Hanzi

薪 / 薪

Traditional
Simplified

firewood; fuel/salary

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

xīn

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄣ

Jyutping

san1

Example sentences

年薪 niánxīn
明星投手的年薪通常很高。

Star pitchers' annual salaries are usually very high.

加薪 jiāxīn
老闆給我加薪了。
老板给我加薪了。

The boss gave me a pay raise.

他心裡正盤算著如何跟老闆提加薪的事。
他心里正盘算著如何跟老板提加薪的事。

He is pondering how to bring up the matter of a raise with his boss.

薪水 xīnshuǐ
他每個月的薪水很高。
他每个月的薪水很高。

His monthly salary is very high.

她的薪水除了維持自己的生活之外,還得供給妹妹求學所需的費用。
她的薪水除了维持自己的生活之外,还得供给妹妹求学所需的费用。

In addition to maintaining her own life, her salary must also provide for her younger sister's education expenses.

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