避税 (bìshuì): to avoid tax (legally)

Meanings

1 to avoid tax (legally)
2 tax avoidance

Characters

避

Examples

很多跨国公司通过海外子公司避税。

Hěn duō kuàguó gōngsī tōngguò hǎiwài zǐgōngsī bìshuì.

Many multinational companies avoid taxes through overseas subsidiaries.

合法避税和违法偷税是两码事。

Héfǎ bìshuì hé wéifǎ tōushuì shì liǎng mǎ shì.

Legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion are two different things.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 避税 (avoid — legal) with 偷税 / 逃税 (evade — illegal). Chinese press uses this distinction the same way English finance media does: avoidance exploits the rules, evasion breaks them.

Stroke Order

避 bì

税 shuì

Related Words

消费税 xiāofèishuì

consumption tax / sales tax / excise tax

避开 bìkāi #4,764

to avoid / to steer clear of / to get out of the way

避免 bìmiǎn HSK 4 #2,602

to avoid; to avert; to prevent

农业税 nóngyèshuì

agricultural tax / tax on farming

税收优惠政策 shuìshōuyōuhuìzhèngcè

preferential tax policy / tax incentives

资源税 zīyuánshuì

resource tax / tax levied on extraction of natural resources

避 bì HSK 4 #6,372

to avoid; to shun / to take shelter; to flee

躲避 duǒbì HSK 7 #4,656

to avoid / to dodge / to evade / to hide from

税 shuì HSK 6 #5,290

tax; duty; tariff / revenue from taxation

回避 huíbì HSK 5 #5,509

to avoid; to evade / to shy away from