最低工资

最低工資

zuìdīgōngzī

noun

Meanings

1 minimum wage

Characters

Examples

上海的最低工资又上调了。

Shànghǎi de zuìdī gōngzī yòu shàngtiáo le.

Shanghai's minimum wage has been raised again.

他的收入还不到最低工资。

Tā de shōurù hái bù dào zuìdī gōngzī.

His income is still below the minimum wage.

Tips

culture

Chinese minimum wages are set at the provincial / municipal level, not nationally. Shanghai and Beijing have the highest; rates are adjusted every 2-3 years. There's also a separate 最低小时工资 (minimum hourly wage) for part-time workers.

Stroke Order

最 zuì

低 dī

工 gōng

资 zī