阴阳合同

陰陽合同

yīnyáng hétong

noun

Meanings

1 yin-yang contracts, two contracts for one deal: an open one with a low figure shown to the authorities and a hidden one with the real terms

Characters

together (合同, contract)

Examples

HSK 5

签阴阳合同是违法的。

Qiān yīnyáng hétong shì wéifǎ de.

Signing yin-yang contracts is illegal.

HSK 6

为了少交税，买方和卖方签了阴阳合同，把房价写低了一半。

Wèile shǎo jiāo shuì, mǎifāng hé màifāng qiān le yīnyáng hétong, bǎ fángjià xiě dī le yíbàn.

To pay less tax, the buyer and the seller signed yin-yang contracts and wrote the price of the flat down by half.

Tips

culture

阳 is the open side and 阴 the hidden one: the 阳 contract with a low figure goes to the tax office, while the 阴 contract holds the real fee or price. The term became widely known in 2018 with the tax case of the actress 范冰冰, and is also used for property sales that understate the price.

Stroke Order

阴 yīn

阳 yáng

合 hé

同 tóng