Meaning of 税
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- taxes
- duties
How to use 税
税 usually appears in compounds like 税收 (shuìshōu, tax revenue), 纳税 (nàshuì, to pay taxes) and 关税 (guānshuì, tariff). In everyday speech people also use 交税 (jiāo shuì) for paying tax. Example: 这个价格含税吗？(Zhège jiàgé hán shuì ma?) Does this price include tax?
税 combines 禾 (grain) on the left with 兑 (duì, to exchange) on the right. Picture farmers handing over part of their grain in exchange for the state's protection, and you have a tax.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 税 (shuì) with 说 (shuō, to speak) and 脱 (tuō, to take off), which share the 兑 part on the right. Check the left side: grain 禾 means tax, speech 讠 means speak, and flesh 月 means take off.
税 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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税 shuì · taxes · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 税.
| 税收 | shuìshōu | taxation |
| 纳税人 | nàshuìrén | taxpayer |
| 税务 | shuìwù | taxation services; state revenue service |
| 纳税 | nàshuì | to pay taxes |
| 关税 | guānshuì | customs duty; tariff |
| 税金 | shuìjīn | tax money (paid or due) |
| 缴税 | jiǎoshuì | to pay tax |
| 逃税 | táoshuì | to evade a tax |
| 所得税 | suǒdéshuì | income tax |
| 税款 | shuìkuǎn | tax payments |
| 免税 | miǎnshuì | not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free |
Questions about 税
What does 税 mean?
税 (shuì) means "taxes; duties" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 税?
税 is made of 1 character: 税 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 税 an HSK word?
Yes. 税 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 税 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 税 is written 稅.
What is the difference between 纳税 and 交税?
Both mean to pay taxes. 纳税 (nàshuì) is formal and used in laws, news and official documents. 交税 (jiāo shuì) is the common spoken way to say it.
How do you say tax-free or duty-free in Chinese?
Use 免税 (miǎnshuì), where 免 means to exempt. A duty-free shop is 免税店 (miǎnshuìdiàn).