薪水

xīn shuǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. salary
2. wage

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 薪酬 xīn chóu 薪酬 xīn chóu pay 多用于正式文书或人力资源领域: pay

Usage notes

Collocations

搭配‘发’而不是‘给’：老板发薪水。不常说‘给薪水’。

Formality

在正式招聘广告中多用‘薪酬’而非‘薪水’。

Child Words of 薪水

• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 薪 薪 xīn: firewood; fuel