抽税

抽稅

chōushuì

verb #95,967

Meanings

1 to tax
2 to levy a tax
3 to take a cut as tax

Characters

to draw / take out

Examples

政府对进口商品抽税。

Zhèngfǔ duì jìnkǒu shāngpǐn chōushuì.

The government levies taxes on imported goods.

平台对每笔交易都要抽税。

Píngtái duì měi bǐ jiāoyì dōu yào chōushuì.

The platform takes a tax cut on every transaction.

Tips

usage

抽 here means 'to draw off / extract' — picture a tax authority pulling a slice out of every transaction. More formal: 征税 (zhēngshuì) or 课税 (kèshuì).

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

税 shuì