Chinese word

税

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuì

Meaning

  • nountax

Example

我每年都要交税。wǒ měi nián dōu yào jiāo shuì

I have to pay taxes every year.

Illustration for 税 (tax)

More examples

政策调整后，企业的增值税负担有所减轻。zhèng cè tiáo zhěng hòu qǐ yè de zēng zhí shuì fù dān yóu suǒ jiǎn qīng

After the policy adjustment, businesses' value-added tax burden was somewhat reduced.

Core concept

A legally required share transferred from people or organizations to the government for public spending, in goods or money.

Common phrases

  • 增值税zēng zhí shuì

    value-added tax

  • 所得税suǒ dé shuì

    income tax

  • 缴纳税款jiǎo nà shuì kuǎn

    pay taxes

Similar words

税收shuì shōu: The total money collected by a government through taxes.
增值税zēng zhí shuì: An indirect tax charged on the added value of goods and services.
所得税suǒ dé shuì: A tax charged on a person's or company's income or earnings.
税率shuì lǜ: The percentage used to calculate how much tax is owed.

Definition in Chinese

国家或地方按法律向个人或单位征收的款项或实物，用于支付公共服务和政府支出。guó jiā huò dì fāng àn fǎ lǜ xiàng gè rén huò dān wèi zhēng shōu de kuǎn xiàng huò shí wù yòng yú zhī fù gōng gòng fú wù hé zhèng fǔ zhī chū

Word origin

The character combines 禾 (hé, "grain"), recalling payment from a harvest, with 兑 (duì, "exchange"), which provides the sound of 税 (shuì, "tax").

Usage tips

  • In price discussions, a quoted amount may or may not include the tax, so the listed figure is not always the final amount paid.

Other meanings

  • tax amountnoun

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