How to say “salary” in Chinese
salary
“Salary” in Chinese is 工资, gōng zī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
工资 is read gōng zī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a carpenter's square.
At the bottom, 贝 “money”; on top, 次 cì hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “工资”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 工资. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我每个月的工资是八千块。wǒměigeyuèdegōngzīshìbāqiānkuàiMy salary is eight thousand yuan a month.
- 我的工资增加了五百块。wǒdegōngzīzēngjiālewǔbǎikuàiMy salary went up by five hundred yuan.
- 他的工资是我的两倍。tādegōngzīshìwǒdeliǎngbèiHis salary is twice mine.
- 我们公司月初发工资wǒmengōngsīyuèchūfāgōngzīOur company pays salaries at the start of the month.
- 我的工资涨了wǒdegōngzīzhǎngleMy salary went up.
- 他刚来一个月，工资就比我高。tāgāngláiyígeyuè,gōngzījiùbǐwǒgāoHe's only been here a month, and his salary is already higher than mine.
More words from the lesson “Salary and bonus”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “salary” in Chinese?
“Salary” in Chinese is 工资, pinyin gōngzī.
What does 工资 mean?
工资 (gōngzī) means “salary”.
How do you write 工资?
工资 is 2 characters: 工 (gōng) — work, labor; 资 (zī) — funds, capital. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 工资?
工资 is read gōngzī. Tones: gōng — first tone, zī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“salary” in the lesson “Salary and bonus”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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