征税

徵稅

zhēngshuì

verb #34,822

Meanings

1 to levy taxes
2 to impose a tax
3 to collect taxes

Characters

to levy; to demand

Examples

HSK 5

政府决定对进口商品征税。

Zhèngfǔ juédìng duì jìnkǒu shāngpǐn zhēngshuì.

The government decided to levy taxes on imported goods.

HSK 6

新政策规定，月收入五千元以下不征税。

Xīn zhèngcè guīdìng, yuèshōurù wǔqiān yuán yǐxià bù zhēngshuì.

Under the new policy, monthly income of 5,000 yuan or less is not taxed.

Tips

grammar

征税 takes the structure 对...征税 ('to levy taxes on...'). The verb-object compound is separable: 征了一笔税 ('levied a [sum of] tax'). Compare 收税 ('collect tax', emphasizing receipt) and 纳税 ('pay tax', from the payer's side).

Stroke Order

征 zhēng

税 shuì