避税

避稅
bìshuì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to avoid tax (legally)
  2. 2 tax avoidance

Examples

Hěnduō kuàguó gōngsī tōngguò hǎiwài zǐgōngsī bìshuì.
Many multinational companies avoid taxes through overseas subsidiaries.
Héfǎ bìshuì hé wéifǎ tōushuì shì liǎngmǎshì.
Legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion are two different things.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse 避税 (avoid — legal) with 偷税 / 逃税 (evade — illegal). Chinese press uses this distinction the same way English finance media does: avoidance exploits the rules, evasion breaks them.

Stroke Order

shuì