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jiā-xīn
to get a raise
qǐng-qiú
to request; a request
wǒ xiǎng qǐng-qiú jiā-xīn
I want to request a raise
gōng zī
salary
tí-gāo gōng-zī
to raise the salary
xīn-zī
the salary
xīn-zī tiáo-zhěng
salary adjustment
tán-xīn
to discuss salary
wǒ xiǎng hé nín tán yì tán wǒ de xīn-zī
I'd like to talk with you about my salary
gōng-zuò biǎo-xiàn
the work performance
zì-háo
proud of
wǒ duì zì-jǐ de gōng-zuò biǎo-xiàn gǎn-dào zì-háo
I feel proud of my work performance
gòng-xiàn
to contribute; contribution
zhí-dé
worth; to deserve
wǒ xiāng-xìn wǒ de gòng-xiàn zhí-dé gèng gāo de xīn-shuǐ
I believe my contributions deserve a higher salary
zé-rèn zēng-jiā
increased responsibility
wǒ de zé-rèn zēng-jiā le
my responsibility is increased
chāo-é
to exceed
wǒ chāo-é wán-chéng rèn-wù
I exceeded targets
jià-zhí
value
wǒ duì gōng-sī yǒu gèng gāo de jià-zhí
I have more value to the company
jīngyàn
experience
wǒ xiàn-zài yǒu gèng duō de jīng-yàn
I have more experience now
shēng-zhí
to promote; a promotion
wǒ xī-wàng néng shēng-zhí
I want to be promoted
háng-yè
industry; business
biāozhǔn
standard
tóng-háng-yè xīn-zī biāo-zhǔn
industry salary standard
nián-zhōng jiǎng-jīn
year-end bonus
jì-xiào jiǎng-jīn
performance bonus
tí-shēng gōng-zuò dòng-lì
to boost work motivation
wǒ xī-wàng jì-xù zài zhè-lǐ fā-zhǎn
I hope to continue growing here
kǎolǜ
consider
xī-wàng gōng-sī néng kǎo-lǜ wǒ de qǐng-qiú
I hope the company can consider my request
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