工资

工資

gōngzī

noun HSK 4 #3,506

Measure Word

一份工资 fèn

Meanings

1 wages; salary; pay

Characters

money; capital; resources

工 (work) + 资 (money) = money for work, i.e., wages.

Examples

HSK 2

他的工资很高。

Tā de gōngzī hěn gāo.

His salary is very high.

HSK 3

公司每月十五号发工资。

Gōngsī měi yuè shíwǔ hào fā gōngzī.

The company pays salaries on the 15th of every month.

HSK 5

我想涨工资。

Wǒ xiǎng zhǎng gōngzī.

I want a raise.

Tips

usage

发工资 = to pay wages; 涨工资 = to get a raise. 工资 typically refers to regular salary, while 薪水 is a more formal synonym.

Stroke Order

工 gōng

资 zī