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税

稅
shuì
noun HSK 6 #5,290

Meanings

  1. 1 tax; duty; tariff
  2. 2 revenue from taxation

Examples

你交了多少税？
Nǐ jiāo le duōshao shuì?
How much tax did you pay?
这个价格含税吗？
Zhège jiàgé hán shuì ma?
Does this price include tax?
政府决定减税。
Zhèngfǔ juédìng jiǎn shuì.
The government decided to cut taxes.
进口商品要交关税。
Jìnkǒu shāngpǐn yào jiāo guānshuì.
Imported goods are subject to customs duties.

Tips

usage
Common compounds: 交税 (pay tax), 免税 (tax-free), 关税 (customs duty), 所得税 (income tax), 增值税 (VAT). The verb for paying tax is 交 (jiāo) or 缴 (jiǎo), not 付 (fù).
history
禾 (grain) + 兑 (exchange) — in ancient times, taxes were paid in grain.

Stroke Order

税 shuì