Chinese Conversation · Level 45
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Chinese word
税前
Pronunciation
Pinyinshuì qián
Meaning
- adjectivepre-tax
Example
你的税前工资是多少？nǐ de shuì qián gōng zī shì duō shǎo
What is your pre-tax salary?
More examples
工资单上标注的是税前金额，实际到账会少一些。gōng zī dān shàng biāo zhù de shì shuì qián jīn é shí jì dào zhàng huì shǎo yì xiē
The amount listed on the pay stub is pre-tax, so the amount actually deposited will be less.
Core concept
An amount shown before tax is taken away, preserving the full figure used to discuss pay or prices.
Common phrases
税前工资shuì qián gōng zī
pre-tax salary
税前金额shuì qián jīn é
pre-tax amount
税前收入shuì qián shōu rù
pre-tax income
Similar words
不含税bù hán shuì: Describes a price or amount with no tax included in it.
含税hán shuì: Describes a price or amount that already includes tax.
税后shuì hòu: Describes pay or another amount remaining after tax is taken away.
Definition in Chinese
税前是指在计算或支付税款之前的金额，通常用来表示薪资或价格未减税的数额。shuì qián shì zhǐ zài jì suàn huò zhī fù shuì kuǎn zhī qián de jīn é tōng cháng yòng lái biǎo shì xīn zī huò jià gé wèi jiǎn shuì de shù é
Word origin
税 (shuì, "tax") + 前 (qián, "before") forms a compound meaning that the amount comes before tax is taken away.
Usage tips
- In everyday job talk, a salary figure in a Chinese offer may describe the advertised amount rather than the money deposited, so comparisons need the same basis.
Other meanings
- tax-exclusiveadjective
Opposites
- 税后shuì hòuafter-taxadjective