"Wages" in Chinese — 工资 (gōng zī)

工

资

gōng zī

wages

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 工資2 example sentences

Definitions

1wages; pay

Stroke order

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工

资

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄗ

zī

ㄗ/ z—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

工资

Simplified

工資

Traditional

Example sentences

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您想要多少工资？
nín xiǎng yào duō shǎo gōng zī？
How much do you want in terms of salary?
他不肯给我涨工资。
tā bù kěn gěi wǒ zhǎng gōng zī。
He would not raise my salary.

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Related words

工作

gōng zuò

to work

工具

gōng jù

tool

打工

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

工厂

gōng chǎng

factory

工人

gōng rén

worker

工业

gōng yè

industry

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

投资

tóu zī

investment

资格

zī gé

qualifications

资金

zī jīn

funds

资料

zī liào

material

资源

zī yuán

natural resource (such as water or minerals)

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Wages in Chinese: 工资 (gōng zī)