工资 (gōng zī) — wages, salary, pay
Definition
工资 is the everyday word for 'salary / wages' — what you receive from your job each month. More general and common than 薪水 (also 'salary', slightly more formal); less broad than 待遇, which includes benefits and perks beyond pay.
noun
wagessalarypay
Measure word · 个, 份
Examples
- 。Zhè ge yuè gōng zī hái méi fā.This month's salary hasn't been paid yet.
- 工资。Tā zhǎo dào yí fèn gōng zī bú cuò de gōng zuò.She found a job with good pay.
- 工资。Lǎo bǎn shuō xià ge yuè gěi dà jiā zhǎng gōng zī.The boss said everyone will get a raise next month.
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