避税

避稅
bìshuì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to avoid tax
  2. 2 tax avoidance

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hěnduō kuàguó gōngsī tōngguò hǎiwài zǐgōngsī bìshuì.
Many multinational companies avoid taxes through overseas subsidiaries.
HSK 7-9
Héfǎ bìshuì hé wéifǎ tōushuì shì liǎngmǎshì.
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

shuì