偷税 (tōushuì): to evade taxes

Meanings

1 to evade taxes
2 tax evasion

Characters

偷

Examples

那位明星因偷税被罚款。

Nà wèi míngxīng yīn tōushuì bèi fákuǎn.

That celebrity was fined for tax evasion.

偷税是违法行为。

Tōushuì shì wéifǎ xíngwéi.

Evading taxes is illegal.

Tips

usage

Often paired as 偷税漏税 (tōushuì lòushuì, 'tax evasion and tax under-reporting') — a stock phrase in news reports. Compare with 逃税 (táoshuì, 'to flee taxes'), which is now the more common legal term in PRC tax law.

Stroke Order

偷 tōu

税 shuì

Related Words

漏税 lòushuì #29,162

to evade taxes / tax evasion

逃税 táoshuì #16,726

to evade taxes; tax evasion

税单 shuìdān #32,542

tax bill / tax receipt / tax form

征税 zhēngshuì #34,822

to levy taxes / to impose a tax / to collect taxes

减税 jiǎnshuì #25,034

to cut taxes; to reduce taxes; tax reduction

税 shuì HSK 6 #5,290

tax; duty; tariff / revenue from taxation

税金 shuìjīn #21,641

tax payment / tax money / tax amount due

税款 shuìkuǎn #21,217

tax payment / tax amount due / taxes

国税局 guóshuìjú #11,376

tax bureau / national tax office / IRS (in US context)

偷偷 tōutōu HSK 5 #3,147

stealthily / secretly / covertly