薪水

xīn shuǐ · xin shui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. salary
  2. wage

In a sentence

2 examples
01

吉(jí)姆(mǔ)很(hěn)努(nǔ)力(lì)工(gōng)作(zuò),但(dàn)薪(xīn)水(shuǐ)却(què)不(bù)高(gāo)。

Though Jim works very hard, his job does not pay very much.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CP · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)给(gěi)的(de)薪(xīn)水(shuǐ)比(bǐ)同(tóng)行(háng)高(gāo)一(yì)些(xiē)。

This company pays a somewhat higher salary than others in the industry.

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