收入
shōurù
The English phrase 'revenue' is translated into Mandarin as 收入 (shōurù).
收入 refers to the total income from a given source.
Meaning: total income from a given source (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 收入 is composed of 收 (shōu), meaning 'to receive' or 'to collect' and 入 (rù), meaning 'to enter'.
Which one should you use?
While 收入 can refer to both personal income and business revenue, it is the standard term for 'revenue' in a general economic or business context. For a more professional abbreviation of 'operating revenue' in formal financial reporting, use 营收.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwan, the term 營收 is often used to refer to revenue in a business or economic context. In mainland China, 收益额 is a term more commonly used to refer to the amount of earnings or profit amount.
How do you pronounce it?
shōurù
Did you know?
- While 收入 covers total revenue, the concept of 'net income' often uses the character 净 (jìng), which literally means 'clean' or 'pure'.
- The character 入 is a pictograph that originally depicted a person entering a doorway, which is why it remains the root for 'income' and 'entry'.
- The character 收 (shōu) in 收入 is the same character used in the word for 'autumn', which is 秋收 (qiūshōu), literally 'autumn harvest'.
Examples in context
- 許多網站都是靠廣告收入來維持的。Many websites are supported by revenue from advertising.This sentence is useful for showing how websites are supported by advertising revenue using 收入.Tatoeba #13526166 by LeviHighway, translation #5277798 by Hybrid
- 公司的收入不断增长。The company's revenue is continuously growing.
- 去年我们的销售收入达到了预期目标。Last year, our sales revenue reached the expected target.
- 这家商店的年度营业额超过一百万。The annual revenue of this store exceeds one million.
- 這家公司的年度收入非常高。zhè jiā gōng sī de nián dù shōu rù fēi cháng gāo.This company's annual revenue is very high.
- 我們需要增加每個月的收入。wǒ men xū yào zēng jiā měi gè yuè de shōu rù.We need to increase our monthly revenue.
Example conversation
Haoran and Yuting are discussing their business growth.
- 浩然 Haoran今年的收入增加了嗎？Jīnnián de shōurù zēngjiā le ma?Has the revenue increased this year?
- 雨婷 Yuting是的，增加了很多。Shì de, zēngjiā le hěn duō.Yes, it increased a lot.
- 浩然 Haoran這對我們很有幫助。Zhè duì wǒmen hěn yǒu bāngzhù.This is very helpful for us.
- 雨婷 Yuting我也這麼覺得，浩然。Wǒ yě zhème juéde, Hàorán.I feel the same way, Haoran.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “revenue” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
