税 (shuì): taxes, duties
税 (shuì) is a Chinese character meaning “taxes.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (structural) and 兑 (structural). It ranks #781 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 税 grain 禾 paid as tribute 兑; 兑 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 禾 (grain) appears in many related characters such as 秋 (qiū, autumn), 科 (kē, branch of study), 租 (zū, to hire).
Definitions
- taxes
- duties
Etymology & Origin
ideographicGrain 禾 paid as tribute 兑; 兑 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰禾兑 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 税
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 免税verb | miǎn shuì | not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) | 6 |
| 退税 | tuì shuì | tax rebate or refund | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国税局 | guó shuì jú | (Tw) National Taxation Bureau, local branch of the Ministry of Finance 財政部|财政部[Cai2 zheng4 bu4] |
| 税收 | shuì shōu | taxation |
| 纳税人 | nà shuì rén | taxpayer |
| 税务 | shuì wù | taxation services |
| 纳税 | nà shuì | to pay taxes |
| 逃税 | táo shuì | to evade a tax |
| 缴税 | jiǎo shuì | to pay tax |
| 税务局 | shuì wù jú | Tax Bureau |
| 税款 | shuì kuǎn | tax payments |
| 税金 | shuì jīn | tax money (paid or due) |
| 减税 | jiǎn shuì | to reduce the tax rate |
| 报税 | bào shuì | to file an income tax return |
| 收税 | shōu shuì | to collect tax |
| 漏税 | lòu shuì | tax evasion |
| 版税 | bǎn shuì | royalty (on books) |
税 appears in 77 compound words: 22 as the first character, 61 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 税 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
税字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
shuì zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "tax" has different usages in different contexts.
太意外!?特朗普15%全球关税为中国送上“减税大礼”,英法日德成“最大...
tài yì wài ! ? tè lǎng pǔ 1 5 quán qiú guān shuì wéi zhōng guó sòng shàng jiǎn shuì dà lǐ , yīng fǎ rì dé chéng zuì dà . . .
It's so unexpected!? Trump's 15% global tariff sent a "tax cut gift" to China, and Britain, France, Japan and Germany became "the largest...
美贸易代表:关税裁决不影响中美贸易协议 也不影响特朗普访...
měi mào yì dài biǎo : guān shuì cái jué bù yǐng xiǎng zhōng měi mào yì xié yì yě bù yǐng xiǎng tè lǎng pǔ fǎng . . .
U.S. Trade Representative: The tariff ruling will not affect the Sino-US trade agreement nor will it affect Trump's visit...
美贸易代表:尚无任何国家说退出关税协议
měi mào yì dài biǎo : shàng wú rèn hé guó jiā shuō tuì chū guān shuì xié yì
USTR: No country has said it has withdrawn from the tariff agreement
美财长:与贸易夥伴联系 各国盼维持既有关税协议
měi cái cháng : yǔ mào yì 夥 bàn lián xì gè guó pàn wéi chí jì yǒu guān shuì xié yì
U.S. Treasury Secretary: Liaising with trading partners Countries hope to maintain existing tariff agreements
中方抨滥征税 势触新诉讼
zhōng fāng pēng làn zhēng shuì shì chù xīn sù sòng
China criticizes excessive taxation and is bound to lead to new lawsuits
减税常被用作刺激经济的主要财政手段。
Jiǎnshuì cháng bèi yòngzuò cìjī jīngjì de zhǔyào cáizhèng shǒuduàn.
Tax cuts are often used as a major fiscal tool to stimulate the economy.
政府明确宣布了降税的意图。
Zhèngfǔ míngquè xuānbù le jiàng shuì de yìtú.
The government clearly stated its intention to lower taxes.
我付了两百元含税。
Wǒ fù le liǎng bǎi yuán hánshuì.
I paid $200 in taxes.
税收就是合法的抢劫。
Shuìshōu jiùshì héfǎ de qiǎngjié.
Taxes are just legal robbery.
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