How to say “income” in Chinese
income, return (on investment)
“Income” in Chinese is 收益, shōu yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
收益 is read shōu yì: 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
Below, 皿 “vessel”: water spilling over the brim — abundance.
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 “收益”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 收益. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种基金的收益比较稳定zhèzhǒngjījīndeshōuyìbǐjiàowěndìngThis kind of fund has a fairly stable return.
More words from the lesson “Investment and return”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “income” in Chinese?
“Income” in Chinese is 收益, pinyin shōuyì.
What does 收益 mean?
收益 (shōuyì) means “income, return (on investment)”.
How do you write 收益?
收益 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 益 (yì) — benefit, profit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收益?
收益 is read shōuyì. Tones: shōu — first tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“income” in the lesson “Investment and return”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. 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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