薪

xīn · xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (literary) firewood; fuel
  2. (bound form) salary

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)每(měi)个(gè)月(yuè)的(de)薪(xīn)金(jīn)大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)都(dōu)用(yòng)来(lái)还(huán)房(fáng)贷(dài)。

Most of his monthly salary goes to paying off his mortgage.

02

工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)把(bǎ)枯(kū)枝(zhī)当(dāng)薪(xīn)柴(chái),用(yòng)来(lái)生(shēng)火(huǒ)取(qǔ)暖(nuǎn)。

The workers used the dead branches as firewood to make a fire and keep warm.

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