加薪

jiāxīn

verb #12,575

Meanings

1 to raise salary
2 to get a pay raise
3 pay raise

Characters

to add; to increase

salary; firewood

Examples

老板答应给我加薪了。

Lǎobǎn dāying gěi wǒ jiāxīn le.

The boss agreed to give me a raise.

他想跟公司谈加薪的事。

Tā xiǎng gēn gōngsī tán jiāxīn de shì.

He wants to talk to the company about a pay raise.

Tips

usage

加薪 can be used as both a verb (to raise salary) and a noun (a raise). 升职加薪 (shēngzhí jiāxīn, promotion and raise) is a very common four-character phrase.

Stroke Order

加 jiā

薪 xīn