🇬🇧🇨🇳 wage - 工资 : English Lesson

Meaning of "wage" ("工资"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A wage is the money a person gets for working, usually every week. People often get wages for jobs that use their hands and body, like building, cleaning, or lifting things, instead of jobs that usually need college, like being a doctor or engineer. Wages are what you earn for the time and effort you work, and that money is used to buy things you need and want.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I offered my sister a wage of one slice of pizza to do my chores, and she said, “Make it two or I go on strike.”

If making weird noises at the dinner table earned a wage, my cousin would retire at age nine.

Grandma said my wage for watering her plants is one cookie, but I negotiated up to three and a hug.

My teacher said our wage for doing extra math is more brain power, but I was hoping for snacks instead.

My little brother tried to pay me a wage of invisible coins for cleaning his room, and then wondered why I quit.

John works at the farm. At night he gets his wage in his pocket. He shows the wage to his child and counts the wage for bread. His wife smiles; the small wage will buy milk. He saves a little wage for next week. The warm home makes him proud.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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