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待遇 (dài yù) — compensation and benefits (salary, pay, perks); treatment (the way one is treated in a workplace or society); status, rank, standing

Definition

待遇 bundles two meanings in one word: 'compensation and benefits' at work, and 'how one is treated' in a workplace or society. For raw pay use 工资/薪水; for a person's social standing use 地位.

noun
compensation and benefits (salary, pay, perks)treatment (the way one is treated in a workplace or society)statusrankstanding

Examples

  • 待遇，。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de dài yù hěn hǎo, yǒu bú cuò de gōng zī.
    The compensation at this company is good, with decent salary.
  • ，待遇。
    Tā duì yuán gōng hěn kè qi, dà jiā dōu hěn mǎn yì tā de dài yù.
    He is very polite to employees, and everyone is satisfied with his treatment.
  • ，待遇。
    Tā dāng jīng lǐ yǐ hòu, dài yù yě biàn hǎo le.
    After he became a manager, his treatment also improved.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

待dàitreat
遇yùmeet/treat

待 means treat, and 遇 also carries the idea of meeting or being treated; together they refer to how someone is treated or what they receive.

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
彳彳chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì待dài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

待 is built from 彳 on the left and 寺 on the right; 彳 is tied to the meaning, and 寺 gives the sound.

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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
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
禺
禺yú遇yù
Same sound today

遇 combines 辶, a walking-related part, with 禺, which gives the sound. The 辶 part shows that the meaning involves walking or moving.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5Workplace & Office

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