基本工资

基本工資

jīběngōngzī

noun

Meanings

1 base salary
2 basic wage

Characters

base / foundation

wages / capital

Examples

他的基本工资八千,加上提成能上一万五。

Tā de jīběngōngzī bā qiān, jiā shàng tíchéng néng shàng yí wàn wǔ.

His base salary is 8,000 — with commission it goes up to 15,000.

合同里基本工资和绩效一定要分清楚。

Hétong lǐ jīběngōngzī hé jìxiào yídìng yào fēnqīng chu.

In the contract you have to clearly separate base salary from performance pay.

Tips

usage

A Chinese salary package usually breaks down as 基本工资 (base) + 绩效 jìxiào (performance) + 提成 tíchéng (commission) + 年终奖 niánzhōngjiǎng (year-end bonus) + 五险一金 wǔxiǎn yìjīn (social insurance + housing fund). Social-insurance contributions are often calculated only off the 基本工资.

Stroke Order

基 jī

本 běn

工 gōng

资 zī