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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

工资级别

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gōngzī jíbié

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pay-scale/ˈpeɪˌskeɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该公司根据员工的表现调整工资级别。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A graded system of compensation that determines how much an employee is paid based on their position, experience, or qualifications.

    "New employees are typically started at the lowest tier of the corporate pay-scale."
  2. 2

    A recognized hierarchy of salary ranges within an organization or government sector.

    "The public sector union negotiated a 4% increase across the entire pay-scale."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'pay' (from Old French paier, ultimately from Latin pacare, meaning to appease or satisfy a debt) and 'scale' (from Latin scala, meaning ladder or staircase). Established in the 20th century as administrative and corporate structures formalized standardized remuneration grades.

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