How to say “bonus” in Chinese
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“Bonus” in Chinese is 奖金, jiǎng jīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
奖金 is read jiǎng jīn: 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
On top, 将 jiāng without 寸: it hints at the sound. At the bottom, 大 “big”.
On the side of a character it shrinks to 钅 “metal”: 银, 钱, 钢.
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 “奖金”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 奖金. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司给大家发了奖金gōngsīgěidàjiāfālejiǎngjīnThe company gave everyone a bonus.
- 今年的年终奖金比去年多jīnniándeniánzhōngjiǎngjīnbǐqùniánduōThis year's year-end bonus is bigger than last year's.
- 你们公司什么时候发年终奖金？nǐmengōngsīshénmeshíhoufāniánzhōngjiǎngjīnWhen does your company pay the year-end bonus?
More words from the lesson “Salary and bonus”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bonus” in Chinese?
“Bonus” in Chinese is 奖金, pinyin jiǎngjīn.
What does 奖金 mean?
奖金 (jiǎngjīn) means “bonus”.
How do you write 奖金?
奖金 is 2 characters: 奖 (jiǎng) — award, prize; 金 (jīn) — gold; money. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 奖金?
奖金 is read jiǎngjīn. Tones: jiǎng — third tone, jīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bonus” 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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