年终奖

年終獎
niánzhōngjiǎng
noun #54,623

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 year-end bonus
  2. 2 annual bonus

Examples

Jīnnián gōngsī de niánzhōngjiǎng fā le sān ge yuè gōngzī.
This year the company paid a year-end bonus of three months' salary.
Tā nádào niánzhōngjiǎng jiù qù Sānyà dùjià le.
As soon as he got his year-end bonus, he went on holiday to Sanya.

Tips

culture
A major topic in Chinese workplace culture, typically paid before 春节 (Spring Festival) so employees can afford gifts and travel home. Internet trends joke about 年终奖 ('showing off the bonus') — a ranking of industries by typical size always goes viral each January.

Stroke Order

nián
zhōng
jiǎng