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工资

gōng zī · gong zi

Traditional 工資

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 份 fèn

Meaning

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  1. wages; pay
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In a conversation

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Payday

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)发(fā)工资(gōngzī)了(le)！

    Payday today!

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)要(yào)买(mǎi)什么(shénme)？

    Great! What will you buy?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)看看(kànkan)工资(gōngzī)够不够(gòubùgòu)买(mǎi)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)。

    First I will see if my salary is enough for a new phone.

  4. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  5. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)我(wǒ)发现(fāxiàn)，工资(gōngzī)刚好(gānghǎo)够(gòu)买(mǎi)手机壳(shǒujīké)。

    Then I found my salary is just enough for the phone case.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

公(gōng)司(sī)里(lǐ)工(gōng)资(zī)最(zuì)高(gāo)的(de)人(rén)，只(zhǐ)用(yòng)干(gàn)最(zuì)少(shǎo)的(de)活(huó)。

The person who gets the highest salary at the company does the least work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)不(bù)把(bǎ)工(gōng)资(zī)带(dài)回(huí)家(jiā)。

He never brings the paycheck home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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工
gōng

work; worker

资
zī

resources; capital

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