Chinese Word: 薪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

薪HSK 6

Pinyin: xīn

English Definition: fuel; salary

Chinese Definition:
①柴火：薪苏(打柴割草)。薪尽火传(chuán)(柴火烧完，又引燃了后一根柴，火永远不灭。原指人形骸有尽而精神未死，后亦用以喻思想学问、技艺代代相传)。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 艸

Ideographic:Freshly-cut 新 wood 艹; 新 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 新 [ xīn ] new, recent, fresh, modern

Similar Characters: 藽

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薪水HSK 6	xīn shuǐ	salary; wage
年薪	nián xīn	annual salary
月薪	yuè xīn	monthly income (in kind)
高薪	gāo xīn	high salary
薪酬	xīn chóu	pay; remuneration; salary; reward

1		tā 他 xiàng 向 lǎo bǎn 老板 qǐng qiú 请求 jiā xīn 加薪。 He asked his boss for a raise.
2		wǒ 我 duì 对 wǒ 我 de 的 xīn shuǐ 薪水 bù 不 mǎn yì 满意。 I am not satisfied with my salary.
3		yuán gōng 员工 jīn nián 今年 jiàng 将 huò dé 获得 jiā xīn 加薪。 Employees are getting a pay increase this year.
4		wǒ 我 dé le 得了 yī fèn 一份 gāo xīn 高薪 gōng zuò 工作。 I got a high-paying job.
5		wǒ 我 bù hǎo yì si 不好意思 wèn 问 lǎo bǎn 老板 yào 要 jiā xīn 加薪。 I feel embarrassed to ask my boss for a raise.

1		tā 他 xiàng 向 lǎo bǎn 老板 qǐng qiú 请求 jiā xīn 加薪。 He asked his boss for a raise.
2		wǒ 我 duì 对 wǒ 我 de 的 xīn shuǐ 薪水 bù 不 mǎn yì 满意。 I am not satisfied with my salary.
3		yuán gōng 员工 jīn nián 今年 jiàng 将 huò dé 获得 jiā xīn 加薪。 Employees are getting a pay increase this year.
4		wǒ 我 dé le 得了 yī fèn 一份 gāo xīn 高薪 gōng zuò 工作。 I got a high-paying job.
5		wǒ 我 bù hǎo yì si 不好意思 wèn 问 lǎo bǎn 老板 yào 要 jiā xīn 加薪。 I feel embarrassed to ask my boss for a raise.