税金

稅金
shuìjīn
noun #21,641

Meanings

  1. 1 tax payment
  2. 2 tax money
  3. 3 tax amount due

Examples

Měi nián dōu yào ànshí jiǎonà shuìjīn.
Tax payments must be made on time every year.
Zhè bǐ shuìjīn yǐ cóng gōngzī zhōng zìdòng kòuchú.
This tax amount has been automatically deducted from the salary.

Tips

usage
税金 refers to the money owed or paid as tax. Compare 税款 (tax payment/amount, more formal) and 税收 (tax revenue, from the government's perspective). 税金 is common in Japan-influenced Chinese and accounting contexts.

Stroke Order

shuì
jīn