稿费 (gǎo fèi) — payment for written work (articles, books, etc.); royalty; author's remuneration

Definition

Examples

• 他每个月靠写文章赚不少稿费。
  Tā měi gè yuè kào xiě wén zhāng zhuàn bù shǎo gǎo fèi.
  He earns quite a lot of money each month by writing articles.
• 出版社把稿费汇到了我的银行账户。
  Chū bǎn shè bǎ gǎo fèi huì dào le wǒ de yín háng zhàng hù.
  The publisher remitted the royalty to my bank account.
• 她坚持了三年，终于拿到了一笔可观的稿费。
  Tā jiān chí le sān nián, zhōng yú ná dào le yì bǐ kě guān de gǎo fèi.
  She persisted for three years and finally received a considerable payment for her writing.