外快 (wài kuài) — extra income earned outside one's regular job; side money

Definition

Examples

• 他周末做翻译赚了不少外快。
  Tā zhōu mò zuò fān yì zhuàn le bù shǎo wài kuài.
  He earned quite a bit of extra income by doing translation on weekends.
• 除了工资，她还有别的外快来源。
  Chú le gōng zī, tā hái yǒu bié de wài kuài lái yuán.
  Besides her salary, she has other sources of side income.
• 这个月公司发了奖金，也算一笔外快。
  Zhè ge yuè gōng sī fā le jiǎng jīn, yě suàn yì bǐ wài kuài.
  The company gave out bonuses this month, which counts as extra income too.