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薪水

xīn shuǐ · xin shui

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Meaning

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  1. salary
  2. wage
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你的(nǐde)薪水(xīnshuǐ)发(fā)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, did your salary come in?

  2. Liangliang

    发(fā)了(le)！

    It came in!

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，今晚(jīnwǎn)你(nǐ)请客(qǐngkè)吧(ba)！

    Great, treat us tonight!

  4. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)薪水(xīnshuǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)还(huán)你的(nǐde)钱(qián)。

    My salary has to repay you first.

  5. Dengdeng

    对哦(duìò)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)忘了(wàngle)借给(jiègěi)你(nǐ)钱(qián)。

    Oh right, I even forgot that I lent you money.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

吉(jí)姆(mǔ)很(hěn)努(nǔ)力(lì)工(gōng)作(zuò)，但(dàn)薪(xīn)水(shuǐ)却(què)不(bù)高(gāo)。

Though Jim works very hard, his job does not pay very much.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CP · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)给(gěi)的(de)薪(xīn)水(shuǐ)比(bǐ)同(tóng)行(háng)高(gāo)一(yì)些(xiē)。

This company pays a somewhat higher salary than others in the industry.

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