加薪
jiā xīn
Pinyin

Definition

加薪
 - 
jiā xīn
  1. to raise salary

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

加
Jiā
  1. 1 abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]
  2. 2 surname Jia
加入
jiā rù
  1. 1 to become a member
  2. 2 to join
  3. 3 to mix into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to add in
加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
加班
jiā bān
  1. 1 to work overtime
加速
jiā sù
  1. 1 to speed up
  2. 2 to expedite
参加
cān jiā
  1. 1 to participate
  2. 2 to take part
  3. 3 to join
增加
zēng jiā
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
更加
gèng jiā
  1. 1 more (than sth else)
  2. 2 even more
交加
jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to occur at the same time (of two things)
  2. 2 to be mingled
  3. 3 to accompany each other
加上
jiā shàng
  1. 1 plus
  2. 2 to put in
  3. 3 to add
  4. 4 to add on
  5. 5 to add into
  6. 6 in addition
  7. 7 on top of that
加以
jiā yǐ
  1. 1 in addition
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
  4. 4 to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
  5. 5 to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
加倍
jiā bèi
  1. 1 to double
  2. 2 to redouble
加分
jiā fēn
  1. 1 extra credit (on a test)
  2. 2 bonus point
加大
jiā dà
  1. 1 to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加州
Jiā zhōu
  1. 1 California
加工
jiā gōng
  1. 1 to process
  2. 2 processing
  3. 3 working (of machinery)
加强
jiā qiáng
  1. 1 to reinforce
  2. 2 to strengthen
  3. 3 to increase
加快
jiā kuài
  1. 1 to accelerate
  2. 2 to speed up
加拿大
Jiā ná dà
  1. 1 Canada
  2. 2 Canadian
加油站
jiā yóu zhàn
  1. 1 gas station

Idioms (20)

加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
  1. 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
  1. 1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
  1. 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
  1. 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hidden danger
  3. 3 imminent danger
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
  1. 1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
  1. 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
  2. 2 to go as fast as possible
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 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. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
  1. 1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
  2. 2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
有则改之，无则加勉
yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn
  1. 1 correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
  1. 1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
欲加之罪，何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
  1. 1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
  2. 2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
  1. 1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's bit to help
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
  2. 2 to enrage people and make matters worse
无以复加
wú yǐ fù jiā
  1. 1 in the extreme (idiom)
  2. 2 incapable of further increase
精诚所加，金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
  1. 1 lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
  2. 2 With a will, you can achieve anything.
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
  1. 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. 2 fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

Sample Sentences

加薪
jiāxīn
to get a raise
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我跟老板说我的业绩好，应该加薪。
wǒ gēn lǎobǎn shuō wǒ de yèjì hǎo ，yīnggāi jiāxīn 。
I told my boss that my performance is good. I should be given a raise.
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他大概加薪了！
tā dàgài jiāxīn le ！
He's most probably got a raise!
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你再坚持一下吧，下个月我就给你加薪。
nǐ zài jiānchí yīxià ba ，xià ge yuè wǒ jiù gěi nǐ jiāxīn 。
Stick it out a bit longer. Next month I will raise your salary.
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加薪，升职，尽管提。
jiāxīn ，shēngzhí ，jǐnguǎn tí 。
raises, promotions, bring them up freely
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希望大家新年加薪。
xīwàng dàjiā xīnnián jiāxīn 。
We hope everyone gets raises in the new year.
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哎，小黑，你好好陪我练习，等加薪了，给你买肉吃！
āi ，Xiǎohēi ，nǐ hǎohāo péi wǒ liànxí ，děng jiāxīn le ，gěi nǐ mǎi ròu chī ！
Hey, Little Blacky. Be a good dog and practice this with me, and after I get a raise, I'll buy you some meat to eat!
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张总，我们公司业绩这么好，公司会不会给大家加薪啊？
Zhāng Zǒng ，wǒmen gōngsī yèjì zhème hǎo ，gōngsī huì bu huì gěi dàjiā jiāxīn a ？
Mr. Zhang, our company's performance has been so good, will the company give everyone a raise?
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那就多吃点。对了，后天该交房子的按揭贷款了。还有，上午我去金宝贝听了试听课，太棒了，我也要让皮皮从小就在双语环境里长大！唉，你加薪的事和领导提了没有？我还想......
nà jiù duō chī diǎn 。duì le ，hòutiān gāi jiāo fángzi de ànjiē dàikuǎn le 。hái yǒu ，shàngwǔ wǒ qù Jīnbǎobèi tīng le shìtīng kè ，tài bàng le ，wǒ yě yào ràng Pípi cóngxiǎo jiù zài shuāngyǔ huánjìng li zhǎngdà ！used as a verbal response to inquiry ，nǐ jiāxīn de shì hé lǐngdǎo tí le méiyǒu ？wǒ hái xiǎng ......
Have some more then. Oh, right. We need to make a mortgage payment the day after tomorrow. Oh, also--I went to Gymboree this morning to watch a demo class. It was great. I really want to have Pipi grow up in a bilingual environment. Oh, did you bring up the topic of your raise to your boss? I was thinking...
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李小姐，你的预期比我们的价钱高太多了。我们开的价在行业里非常有竞争力。而且公司的福利也非常好，每年加薪的比例也很高。
Lǐ xiǎojie ，nǐ de yùqī bǐ wǒmen de jiàqian gāo tài duō le 。wǒmen kāi de jià zài hángyè lǐ fēicháng yǒu jìngzhēnglì 。érqiě gōngsī de fúlì yě fēicháng hǎo ，měinián jiāxīn de bǐlì yě hěn gāo 。
Ms. Li, your expectations are just too much higher than what we've budgeted. Our offer is competitive within the industry. Besides, our benefits are very good, and our yearly raise figures are very high.
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