俸禄

俸祿
fènglù
noun #61,802

Meanings

  1. 1 salary of an imperial official
  2. 2 emolument

Examples

HSK 7-9
Míngcháo guānyuán de fènglù hěn dī.
Officials' salaries in the Ming dynasty were very low.
HSK 7-9
Tā zuòguān duō nián, fènglù dàduō yònglái jiējì qióngrén.
He served as an official for many years and spent most of his salary helping the poor.

Tips

usage
俸 was the pay itself, and 禄 originally the grain allowance, later good fortune in general, as in 高官厚禄 (high office and a fat salary). The word belongs to imperial China; a salary today is 工资 or 薪水.

Stroke Order

俸 fèng
禄 lù