工资

工資

gōngzī

noun HSK 3 #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

这个月的工资发了吗？

Zhège yuè de gōngzī fā le ma?

Has this month's salary been paid?

他的工资很高。

Tā de gōngzī hěn gāo.

His salary is very high.

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.

我想涨工资。

Wǒ xiǎng zhǎng gōngzī.

I want a raise.

Tips

usage

发工资 (fā gōngzī) = to pay wages; 涨工资 (zhǎng gōngzī) = to get a raise. 工资 typically refers to regular salary, while 薪水 (xīnshuǐ) is a more formal synonym.

Stroke Order

工 gōng

资 zī