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verb HSK 7 #13,310

Meanings

  1. 1 to hand in; to hand over; to pay
  2. 2 to capture (weapons); to seize

Examples

请按时缴纳水电费。
Qǐng ànshí jiǎonà shuǐdiànfèi.
Please pay the water and electricity bills on time.
敌人被迫缴械投降。
Dírén bèi pò jiǎoxiè tóuxiáng.
The enemy was forced to surrender their weapons.

Tips

usage
Common compounds: 缴费 (pay a fee), 缴税 (pay tax), 缴纳 (pay/submit), 缴械 (disarm/surrender weapons). The 'pay' and 'seize' meanings come from the same idea of handing something over.

Stroke Order

缴 jiǎo