Chinese
gōngzī
Meaning: wages; pay; salary
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

工資
工
資
工资
工
资

Example sentences

The workers demanded higher wages.
我們去領工資了。
我们去领工资了。
We went to collect our wages.
公司已經拖欠員工三個月的工資了。
公司已经拖欠员工三个月的工资了。
The company has already been in arrears for three months of the employees' wages.
他每個月都會存一部分工資作為生活費。
他每个月都会存一部分工资作为生活费。
He saves a portion of his salary every month for living expenses.
這次抗議活動的主要訴求是提高基本工資。
这次抗议活动的主要诉求是提高基本工资。
The main demand of this protest activity is to increase the basic wage.

Usage Notes

Pay received by workers, often calculated hourly or daily.

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