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减薪
jiǎn xīn
Pinyin
Definition
减薪
-
jiǎn xīn
to cut wages
Character Decomposition
减
冫
厂
戈
一
口
薪
艹
立
十
小
斤
Related Words
(20)
年薪
nián xīn
1
annual salary
月薪
yuè xīn
1
monthly income (in kind)
加薪
jiā xīn
1
to raise salary
带薪
dài xīn
1
to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
2
paid (leave)
3
on full pay
欠薪
qiàn xīn
1
to owe wages
2
back pay
3
wages arrears
发薪日
fā xīn rì
1
payday
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
1
lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gōu Jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
2
fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
薪水
xīn shuǐ
1
salary
2
wage
薪资
xīn zī
1
salary
薪酬
xīn chóu
1
pay
2
remuneration
3
salary
4
reward
薪金
xīn jīn
1
salary
2
wage
高薪
gāo xīn
1
high salary
工薪族
gōng xīn zú
1
salaried class
底薪
dǐ xīn
1
basic salary
2
base pay
3
salary floor
日薪
rì xīn
1
daily wage
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
1
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
减薪
jiǎn xīn
1
to cut wages
发薪
fā xīn
1
to pay wages or salary
薪
xīn
1
fuel
2
salary
周薪
zhōu xīn
1
weekly salary
Idioms
(8)
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
1
lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
2
fig. hidden danger
3
imminent danger
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
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
add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
2
to add fuel to the fire
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
1
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
2
fig. to take preventive measures
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
1
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
1
lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gōu Jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
2
fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
1
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
薪火相传
xīn huǒ xiāng chuán
1
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
2
fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
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