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薪水

xīn shuǐ
HSK 6

English Meaning

salary; wage

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周叔爸爸住院了 想预支下月薪水 我答应他了
HSK 6 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I already promised him out of sympathy, so please help me find the money to cover this.”

1. PREVIOUS

对了

“Right.”

“Mr. Zhou's dad's in the hospital. He asked for a pay advance. I already agreed.”

3. NEXT

可我这里钱不够啊

“But I don't have enough.”

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领的都是死薪水呢
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“We are just wage slaves with a ceiling on our earnings; nobody gets rich this way.”

1. PREVIOUS

怎么会发财呢

“How could they strike it rich?”

“They only earn fixed salaries.”

3. NEXT

所以啊

“That is why”

《迷墙》 · workplace
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可以领普通人三年的薪水吗
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“That ticket is insanely expensive—how could anyone spend that much?”

1. PREVIOUS

一张南安号头等舱的船票

“that a first-class ticket on the Nan'an”

“costs as much as an ordinary person earns in 3 years?”

3. NEXT

张先生哪儿高就

“What do you do, Mr. Zhang,”

《南部档案》 · social_and_dating
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