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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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 which is more general 'to subtract.'

Stroke Order

扣 kòu

除 chú