偷税 (tōu shuì) — to evade taxes

Definition

A verb meaning to illegally avoid paying taxes. Refers to deliberately hiding income or falsifying records — a legal/offense term, not casual tax avoidance (避税).

verb
to evade taxes

Examples

  • 偷税
    Zhè jiā gōng sī yīn wèi tōu shuì bèi fá kuǎn le.
    This company was fined for tax evasion.
  • 偷税
    tōu shuì Shì yì zhǒng yán zhòng de wéi fǎ xíng wéi.
    Tax evasion is a serious illegal act.
  • Tā yǐ qián tōu guò shuì ma?
    Has he ever evaded taxes before?

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