年薪

niánxīn

noun HSK 7-9 #20,619

Meanings

1 annual salary

Characters

salary; firewood

Examples

他的年薪超过五十万。

Tā de niánxīn chāoguò wǔshí wàn.

His annual salary exceeds 500,000.

这个职位的年薪很有吸引力。

Zhège zhíwèi de niánxīn hěn yǒu xīyǐnlì.

The annual salary for this position is very attractive.

Tips

memory

年 (year) + 薪 (salary / firewood) = yearly salary. 薪 originally meant firewood (what early workers were paid with), and evolved into the modern sense of salary.

Stroke Order

年 nián

薪 xīn