F2F Class Notes November 29th (Ben)

a full-time salary vs. part-time wages

a salary = stays the same every month

wages = change with the amount of work provided


mission 职责 = an important duty

As a teacher, my mission is to help students.


a commission 提成 (co + mission = comes WITH a DUTY)

a bonus 奖金

Usually, commission = % and bonus = RMB.

For every sale, I have commission of 5%. And if I hit my target, I also have a 10,000 RMB bonus at the end of the year.


a compensation=

  1. 赔偿. If you have a car accident, you might need to pay compensation to the victim.
  2. any kind of payment (salary, wages, bonus, commission, etc)
  • What is the compensation for your job?
  • I have a fixed salary, as well as commissions, a bonus, a company car and health insurance for me and my family.

generate sales

The bonus that we get depends on the sales that we have generated during the year.


a commission = a committee 委员会

The Olympic Games Committee / Commission


tuition fees 学费

a semester 学期

The tuition fees for Chinese classes at Jiaotong University are 10,000 RMB per semester.