减俸

減俸
jiǎnfèng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to lower a salary
  2. 2 to cut pay (esp. of an official)

Examples

Huángdì xià lìng duì tānguān jiǎnfèng.
The emperor ordered the corrupt officials' salaries cut.
Gōngsī yīn yèjì bùjiā juédìng jiǎnfèng.
The company decided on pay cuts due to poor performance.

Tips

register
Slightly archaic — (fèng) is specifically an official's salary or stipend (), so 减俸 carries imperial-bureaucracy flavor. Modern equivalent for a regular employee is (jiǎnxīn) or 降薪 (jiàngxīn). Antonym: (jiāfèng, 'raise the stipend').

Stroke Order

jiǎn
fèng