减俸

減俸
jiǎnfèng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to lower a salary
  2. 2 to cut pay (esp. of an official)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Huángdì xiàlìng duì tānguān jiǎnfèng.
The emperor ordered the corrupt officials' salaries cut.
HSK 7-9
Gōngsī yīn yèjì bùjiā juédìng jiǎnfèng.
The company decided on pay cuts due to poor performance.

Tips

register
Slightly archaic - (fèng) is specifically an official's salary or stipend 俸禄, so 减俸 carries imperial-bureaucracy flavor. Modern equivalent for a regular employee is 减薪 or 降薪. Antonym: 加俸 ('raise the stipend').

Stroke Order

jiǎn
fèng