扣除

kòuchú

verb HSK 7-9 #16,453

Meanings

1 to deduct
2 to subtract

Characters

to deduct; to buckle

to remove; to eliminate

Examples

工资扣除了税款后不多了。

Gōngzī kòuchú le shuìkuǎn hòu bù duō le.

After tax deductions, there isn't much salary left.

请从总额中扣除运费。

Qǐng cóng zǒng'é zhōng kòuchú yùnfèi.

Please deduct the shipping cost from the total.

Tips

usage

扣除 is commonly used in financial contexts: 扣除税款 (deduct taxes), 扣除费用 (deduct expenses). Compare with 减去 (jiǎnqù) which is more general 'to subtract.'

Stroke Order

扣 kòu

除 chú