Chinese word

免税

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiǎn shuì

Meaning

  • adjectivetax-free

Example

这件衣服是免税的吗？zhè jiàn yī fú shì miǎn shuì de ma

Is this piece of clothing tax-free?

Illustration for 免税 (tax-free)

More examples

机场的免税店有很多化妆品。jī chǎng de miǎn shuì diàn yǒu hěn duō huà zhuāng pǐn

The airport's tax-free shop has lots of cosmetics.

Core concept

A product or price with the required tax removed.

Common phrases

  • 免税店miǎn shuì diàn

    tax-free shop

  • 免税商品miǎn shuì shāng pǐn

    tax-free goods

  • 免税价格miǎn shuì jià gé

    tax-free price

Similar words

含税hán shuì: Describes a price with tax already included, making the displayed amount the amount to pay.
不含税bù hán shuì: Describes a price without tax included, so tax may be worked out and added when paying.

Definition in Chinese

免税 指在海关、机场或专门商店等情形下，按规定免收消费税或关税的状态，也常用来表示商品或价格不含税。miǎn shuì zhǐ zài hǎi guān jī chǎng huò zhuān mén shāng diàn děng qíng xíng xià àn guī dìng miǎn shōu xiāo fèi shuì huò guān shuì de zhuàng tài yě cháng yòng lái biǎo shì shāng pǐn huò jià gé bù hán shuì

Word origin

In 免税 (miǎnshuì, "tax-free"), 免 (miǎn, "exempt") identifies the removal of a charge and 税 (shuì, "tax") names that charge.

Usage tips

  • Tax-free and tax not included differ in English: tax-free means the tax is not charged, while tax not included means it may be added at payment.

Opposites

  • 应税yīng shuìtaxableadjective

Related words

  • 免税额miǎn shuì étax exemption amountnoun
  • 免税证明miǎn shuì zhèng míngtax exemption certificatenoun

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