Chinese word

报酬

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào chóu

Meaning

  • nounpay

Example

你希望多少报酬？nǐ xī wàng duō shǎo bào chóu

How much pay do you hope for?

Illustration for 报酬 (pay)

More examples

公司按绩效发放报酬。gōng sī àn jì xiào fā fàng bào chóu

The company pays compensation based on performance.

Core concept

A return that comes back for useful work, service, or a result, usually as money but sometimes as goods or benefits.

Common phrases

  • 领取报酬líng qǔ bào chóu

    receive pay

  • 发放报酬fā fàng bào chóu

    pay compensation

  • 合理的报酬hé lǐ de bào chóu

    fair pay

Similar words

酬劳chóu láo: Money or other payment received for work or a service.
报偿bào cháng: Payment that makes up for harm, loss, or unfair disadvantage.
工资gōng zī: Money regularly paid by an employer for work.
奖金jiǎng jīn: Additional money given for strong results or achievement.

Definition in Chinese

对完成工作、提供服务或取得成果而给予的回报，通常以金钱为主，也可以是其他福利或实物报偿。duì wán chéng gōng zuò tí gōng fú wù huò qǔ dé chéng guǒ ér jí yǔ de huí bào tōng cháng yǐ jīn qián wéi zhǔ yě ké yǐ shì qí tā fú lì huò shí wù bào cháng

Word origin

报 (bào, "repay") + 酬 (chóu, "reward") forms a word for what is given back for work, service, or results.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun often frames compensation as something agreed for a particular task or service, not only as a person's regular income.

Other meanings

  • rewardnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 报酬制度bào chóu zhì dùpay systemnoun
  • 报酬标准bào chóu biāo zhǔnpay standardsnoun

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