奖金
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
奖金 (jiǎngjīn) · bonus
奖金 (jiǎngjīn) means “bonus; prize money”. It is written with 2 characters: 奖 (prize) + 金 (gold). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 奖金 is built
The characters
奖 jiǎng · prize
What 奖 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 大 gives the meaning, 丬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
金 jīn · gold
What 金 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A cast-iron bell (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
年底公司发了奖金。Niándǐ gōngsī fā le jiǎngjīn.The company paid out bonuses at the end of the year.
你拿到奖金了吗？Nǐ nádào jiǎngjīn le ma?Did you get your bonus?
Questions about 奖金
What does 奖金 mean?
奖金 (jiǎngjīn) means “bonus; prize money”.
How do you pronounce 奖金?
奖金 is pronounced jiǎngjīn.
Which HSK level is 奖金?
奖金 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prize
- 获奖huòjiǎngto win a prize
- 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarship
- 中奖zhòngjiǎngto win a prize (in a lottery)
- 过奖guòjiǎngyou flatter me
- 奖励jiǎnglìto reward
- 奖赏jiǎngshǎngreward
- 奖jiǎngprize
- 金牌jīnpáigold medal
- 现金xiànjīncash
Learn 奖金 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.