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title: "Xinshui Meaning: 薪水 (xīnshui) Means “salary”"
description: "薪水 (xīnshui) means “salary; pay”. Hear its tones, see what 薪 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinshui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 薪水 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

薪水 xīnshui

## salary; pay

## Its characters

1. 薪 xīn salary
2. 水 shuǐ water

## In a sentence

这份工作的薪水不太高。 The pay for this job isn't very high.

[More about 薪水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%96%AA%E6%B0%B4)

## More words with 薪 or 水

- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)
- [口水 kǒushuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koushui)
- [矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangquanshui)
- [泪水 lèishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leishui)
- [流水 liúshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushui)

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