How to say “income” in Chinese
income
“Income” in Chinese is 收入, shōu rù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
收入 is read shōu rù: 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
Looks like 人, but here the right stroke is on top. The opposite of 出 “go out”.
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 “收入”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 收入. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的收入很高tādeshōurùhěngāoHe has a high income.
- 今年的收入是去年的两倍jīnniándeshōurùshìqùniándeliǎngbèiThis year’s income is twice last year’s.
- 收入越高交的税越多shōurùyuègāo,jiāodeshuìyuèduōThe higher your income, the more tax you pay.
- 这座城市的人均收入超过八万元。zhèzuòchéngshìderénjūnshōurùchāoguòbāwànyuánPer capita income in this city exceeds eighty thousand yuan.
- 人均收入提高了rénjūnshōurùtígāolePer capita income has risen.
- 城镇居民的收入不断提高chéngzhènjūmíndeshōurùbúduàntígāoThe incomes of urban residents keep rising.
More words from the lesson “Salary and bonus”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “income” in Chinese?
“Income” in Chinese is 收入, pinyin shōurù.
What does 收入 mean?
收入 (shōurù) means “income”.
How do you write 收入?
收入 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 入 (rù) — enter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收入?
收入 is read shōurù. Tones: shōu — first tone, rù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“income” 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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