薪
xīn
Pinyin

Definition

薪
 - 
xīn
  1. fuel
  2. salary

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

年薪
nián xīn
  1. 1 annual salary
月薪
yuè xīn
  1. 1 monthly income (in kind)
加薪
jiā xīn
  1. 1 to raise salary
带薪
dài xīn
  1. 1 to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
  2. 2 paid (leave)
  3. 3 on full pay
欠薪
qiàn xīn
  1. 1 to owe wages
  2. 2 back pay
  3. 3 wages arrears

Idioms (8)

厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
  1. 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hidden danger
  3. 3 imminent danger
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
  1. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
  1. 1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

Sample Sentences

加薪
jiāxīn
to get a raise
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这间公司薪水不高，我没那么想做这份工作。
zhè jiān gōngsī xīnshuǐ bù gāo ，wǒ méinàme xiǎng zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò 。
The company offers low pay. I don’t really want to do this job.
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你开什么玩笑！？我那些七大姑八大姨还不够多啊？三天两头问我薪水涨没涨？房子多少钱？下一胎有动静了没？
nǐ kāi shénme wánxiào ！？wǒ nàxiē qīdàgūbādàyí huán bùgòu duō ā ？sāntiānliǎngtóu wèn wǒ xīnshuǐ zhǎng méi zhǎng ？fángzi duōshǎo qián ？xià yī tāi yǒu dòngjìng le méi ？
Are you joking!? I've already got enough real aunties. Asking me every few days has my salary gone up, how much I paid for my apartment, and whether there is another little one on the way.
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也没有什么特别的事，就觉得心里特委屈。薪水低，瑣碎的事一堆，上下班通勤时间加起來得花去大半天。
yě méiyǒu shénme tèbié de shì ，jiù juéde xīnli tè wěiqū 。xīnshuǐ dī ，suǒsuì de shì yīduī ，shàngxiàbān tōngqín shíjiān jiā qǐlái děi huā qù dàbàntiān 。
It wasn't anything in particular. I just felt very hard-done by. My salary was low, I had a load of trivial matters to handle and adding the commute to and from work, I was spending over half the day at work.
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我老板今年送的生日惊喜，我很喜欢。他突然给了我一星期的有薪假，让我可以出去走走。
wǒ lǎobǎn jīnnián sòng de shēngrì jīngxǐ ，wǒ hěn xǐhuan 。tā tūrán gěi le wǒ yī xīngqī de yǒuxīnjià ，ràng wǒ kěyǐ chūqù zǒu zǒu 。
I really like the birthday surprise my boss gave me this year. He unexpectedly gave me a week of paid leave so that I could go out.
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领得到薪水，跑跑龙套有什么不好？
lǐng de dào xīnshuǐ ，pǎo pǎolóngtào yǒu shénme bùhǎo ？
As long as you get your salary, what's wrong with playing a small role?
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他就这样厚颜无耻地蒙混了许多年，和其他乐师领着一样优渥的薪水，过着不愁吃穿的生活。
tā jiù zhèyàng hòuyánwúchǐ de ménghùn le xǔduō nián ，hé qítā yuèshī lǐng zhe yīyàng yōuwò de xīnshuǐ ，guò zhe bùchóuchīchuān de shēnghuó 。
So he shamelessly deceived everyone like this for many years, receiving the same generous pay as the other musicians and living a comfortable life without having to worry about food or clothes.
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在距今大约两千三百多年前，战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王，特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人，有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师，组了一支大乐队，之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎng qiān sān bǎi duō nián qián ，ZhànguóShídài Qíguó de yī Rèn guójūn QíXuānwáng ，tèbié xǐhuan tīng yòng yú chuīzòu chūlái de yuèqǔ 。QíXuānwáng tóngshí yě shì yī wèi àihào páichang de rén ，yǒu tiān tā mìnglìng shǒuxià tì tā gāoxīn pìnqǐng le sān bǎi wèi shàncháng chuīzòu yú de yuèshī ，zǔ le yī Zhī dà yuèduì ，zhīhòu gésānchàwǔ jiù ràng zhè sānbǎi wèi yuèshī jù zài yīkuàir hézòu gěi tā tīng 。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
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也对，二线城市的工作薪水越来越好了。看到什麽好机会，别忘记告诉我啊。
yě duì ，èrxiàn chéngshì de gōngzuò xīnshuǐ yuèláiyuè hǎo le 。kàndào shén mó hǎo jīhuì ，bié wàngjì gàosu wǒ a 。
That’s right, the salaries in 2nd tier cities are improving. If you see any good opportunities, don’t forget to let me know.
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那你来试试吧！我们公司薪水不错。
nà nǐ lái shìshi ba ！wǒmen gōngsī xīnshuǐ bùcuò 。
Then give it a try! The salary at our company is quite good.
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