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收入 (shōu rù) — to receive (income), to take in (as earnings); income, revenue, earnings

Definition

收入 is what you earn — used for both the action 'to take in (money)' and the noun 'income/revenue.' Unlike 收益 (which is a business/investment return) or 收取 (collecting fees from others), 收入 focuses on what a person or company receives.

to receive (income)to take in (as earnings)incomerevenueearnings
Measure word · 笔, 个

Examples

  • 收入。
    Tā měi gè yuè de zhǔ shōu rù hěn gāo.
    His main income every month is very high.
  • 收入。
    Zhè bǐ shōu rù shì gōng sī jīn nián de lì rùn.
    This income is the company's profit this year.
  • 收入。
    Wǒ men diàn zhè ge yuè shōu rù le hěn duō qián.
    Our store received a lot of money this month.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

收shōureceive
入rùenter

收入: 收 take and 入 enter combine to mean take in, as earnings coming in.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

Open 收 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →
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