十三薪

shísānxīn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 13th-month salary
  2. 2 year-end bonus equal to one month's pay

Examples

Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu shísān xīn.
This company pays a 13th-month salary.
Chúle shísān xīn, hái yǒu niánzhōngjiǎng.
Besides the 13th-month salary, there's also a year-end bonus.

Tips

culture
A near-universal job-ad selling point in China — distributed as one extra month of base salary, typically paid before Spring Festival. Usually calculated on base pay only, not including 绩效 (performance pay). Distinct from 年终奖 (discretionary year-end bonus).
usage
Job ads often list it as 13, 13/14/15 — meaning 13, 14, or 15 months of salary per year. Bigger numbers = stronger comp package.

Stroke Order

shí
sān
xīn