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    Expressing "salary" or "wages" with 薪资 (xīnzī)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    薪资 + Adjective

    Explanation

    The noun 薪资 (xīnzī) means "salary" or "wages" and refers to the compensation paid to employees for their work. It is a formal term frequently used in business, HR, and policy discussions. For instance, 薪资更高 means "higher wages." It is interchangeable with 薪水 in many contexts but sounds more official.

    Examples

    • 公司决定从下个月起调整员工薪资。

      Gōngsī juédìng cóng xià gè yuè qǐ tiáozhěng yuángōng xīnzī.

      The company decided to adjust employee salaries starting next month.

    • 跟同行业相比，我们的薪资水平还算不错。

      Gēn tóng hángyè xiāngbǐ, wǒmen de xīnzī shuǐpíng hái suàn búcuò.

      Compared with the same industry, our salary level is quite decent.

    • 她跳槽后薪资涨了将近百分之三十。

      Tā tiàocáo hòu xīnzī zhǎng le jiāngjìn bǎi fēn zhī sānshí.

      After switching jobs, her salary increased by nearly thirty percent.

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