薪水 xīn shuǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ san1 seoi2 HSK 6 高階級 · Level 4
- salary
- wage
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薪
- 加薪 jiā xīn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ gaa1 san1 to raise salary
- 年薪 nián xīn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ nin4 san1 annual salary
- 带薪 帶薪 dài xīn ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ daai3 san1 to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
- 底薪 dǐ xīn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ dai2 san1 basic salary
- 提薪 tí xīn ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tai4 san1 to receive a raise in salary
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- 日薪 rì xīn ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jat6 san1 daily wage
- 时薪 時薪 shí xīn ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄣ si4 san1 hourly wage
- 月薪 yuè xīn ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jyut6 san1 monthly income (in kind)
- 柴薪 chái xīn ㄔㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣ caai4 san1 firewood
- 欠薪 qiàn xīn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ him3 san1 to owe wages
- 减薪 減薪 jiǎn xīn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaam2 san1 to cut wages
- 发薪 發薪 fā xīn ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ faat3 san1 to pay wages or salary
- 薪俸 xīn fèng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄥˋ san1 fung6 salary
- 薪传 薪傳 xīn chuán ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄨㄢˊ san1 cyun4 (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪尽火传
- 薪给 薪給 xīn jǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˇ san1 kap1 salary; wage
- 薪资 薪資 xīn zī ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗ san1 zi1 salary
- 薪酬 xīn chóu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄡˊ san1 cau4 pay
- 薪金 xīn jīn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ san1 gam1 salary
- 薪饷 薪餉 xīn xiǎng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ san1 hoeng2 (old) (military and police) pay; wages
- 计薪 計薪 jì xīn ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gai3 san1 see 计酬
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 厝火积薪 厝火積薪 cuò huǒ jī xīn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ cou3 fo2 zik1 san1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
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- 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gau3 fan4 jik1 san1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾践, in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- 薪火相传 薪火相傳 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4 lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
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- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
Example sentences
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他 的 薪水 高 。
His salary is high.
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昨天 我 收到 了 薪水 。
I received my salary yesterday.
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她 抱怨 我 的 薪水 很 低 。
She complained that my salary was low.
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他 赚 賺 的 薪水 是 我 的 两倍 兩倍 。
He earns twice as much as me.
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以 他 的 薪水 不会 不會 很 富裕 。
He won't get fat on his salary.
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