Usage note
奖金表示因为表现好而得到的钱。
jiǎng jīn biǎo shì yīn wèi biǎo xiàn hǎo ér dé dào de qián。
Bonus means money received for good performance.
Context note
奖金常出现在工作、比赛和奖励里。
jiǎng jīn cháng chū xiàn zài gōng zuò 、 bǐ sài hé jiǎng lì lǐ。
Bonuses often appear in work, competitions, and rewards.
5 examples
他得了奖金。
tā dé le jiǎng jīn。
He got a bonus.
奖金很多。
jiǎng jīn hěn duō。
The bonus is a lot.
我想拿奖金。
wǒ xiǎng ná jiǎng jīn。
I want to get the bonus.
公司发奖金。
gōng sī fā jiǎng jīn。
The company gives bonuses.
老师说有奖金。
lǎo shī shuō yǒu jiǎng jīn。
The teacher said there is a bonus.
5 mini stories
爸爸因为工作认真，得到了一笔奖金。
bà ba yīn wèi gōng zuò rèn zhēn， dé dào le yì bǐ jiǎng jīn。
Dad got a bonus because he worked carefully.
比赛获奖以后，大家都想知道有没有奖金。
bǐ sài huò jiǎng yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu xiǎng zhī dào yǒu méi yǒu jiǎng jīn。
After winning the competition, everyone wanted to know if there was a bonus.
老师说奖金不是最重要的，认真更重要。
lǎo shī shuō jiǎng jīn bú shì zuì zhòng yào de， rèn zhēn gèng zhòng yào。
The teacher said bonuses are not the most important; seriousness is more important.
他把奖金存起来，准备以后用。
tā bǎ jiǎng jīn cún qǐ lái， zhǔn bèi yǐ hòu yòng。
He saved the bonus for later use.
奖金发下来以后，大家都很开心。
jiǎng jīn fā xià lái yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
After the bonus was given out, everyone was happy.
Mini dialogue
比赛获奖
A
你画画比赛得了第一名，有奖金吗？
Nǐ huàhuà bǐsài dé le dìyī míng, yǒu jiǎngjīn ma?
You won first place in the drawing contest. Is there a bonus?
B
有，我打算用奖金买新画笔。
Yǒu, wǒ dǎsuàn yòng jiǎngjīn mǎi xīn huàbǐ.
Yes, I plan to use the prize money to buy new brushes.
存钱计划
A
爸爸这个月的奖金发了吗？
Bàba zhège yuè de jiǎngjīn fā le ma?
Did Dad get his bonus this month?
B
发了，我们存起来将来用。
Fā le, wǒmen cún qǐlái jiānglái yòng.
Yes, let's save it for the future.
Related words and contrasts
similar
奖励
jiǎnglì
reward
Something good you get for doing well.
contrast
工资
gōngzī
salary
Regular pay for work, not a special bonus.