Chinese word

税后

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuì hòu

Meaning

  • adjectiveafter-tax

Example

你的税后收入是多少？nǐ de shuì hòu shōu rù shì duō shǎo

What is your after-tax income?

Illustration for 税后 (after-tax)

More examples

我的税后收入比去年高了。wǒ de shuì hòu shōu rù bǐ qù nián gāo le

My after-tax income is higher than last year.

Core concept

It is the portion of a payment that remains available after the tax share has been taken away.

Common phrases

  • 税后收入shuì hòu shōu rù

    after-tax income

  • 税后工资shuì hòu gōng zī

    after-tax wages

Similar words

税前shuì qián: Describes income or another amount before tax has been deducted.
到手dào shǒu: Describes money actually received and available to use, in casual speech.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示收入或金额在缴纳税款之后的净额，常用作形容词修饰工资、收入等。yòng yú biǎo shì shōu rù huò jīn é zài jiǎo nà shuì kuǎn zhī hòu de jìng é cháng yòng zuò xíng róng cí xiū shì gōng zī shōu rù děng

Word origin

税后 (shuìhòu, "after-tax") combines 税 (shuì, "tax") with 后 (hòu, "after") to name an amount remaining after tax is deducted.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, it normally comes before a financial noun, but short questions can omit that noun when the amount is obvious.

Other meanings

  • take-homeadjective

Opposites

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