征税

徵稅

zhēngshuì

verb #34,822

Meanings

1 to levy taxes
2 to impose a tax
3 to collect taxes

Characters

to levy; to demand

Examples

HSK 5

政府决定对进口商品征税。

Zhèngfǔ juédìng duì jìnkǒu shāngpǐn zhēngshuì.

The government decided to levy taxes on imported goods.

HSK 7-9

这项政策对烟酒征收高额税款。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè duì yānjiǔ zhēngshōu gāo'é shuìkuǎn.

This policy imposes high taxes on tobacco and alcohol.

Tips

grammar

征税 takes the structure 对...征税 ('to levy taxes on...'). The verb-object compound is separable: 征了一笔税 ('levied a [sum of] tax'). Compare 收税 ('collect tax', emphasizing receipt) and 纳税 ('pay tax', from the payer's side).

Stroke Order

征 zhēng

税 shuì