免税 (miǎn shuì) — to be tax-free; to be exempt from taxation; (historical) to be exempt from taxes (e.generic taxes (e.g., for imperial families or monasteries)
Definition
免税 specifically means 'tax-exempt' — 免 is the general 'to exempt/excuse', 免除 adds a sense of formally remitting a duty or penalty.
verb
to be tax-freeto be exempt from taxation(historical) to be exempt from taxes (e.generic taxes (e.g., for imperial families or monasteries)
Examples
- 免税。Zhè ge jī chǎng de huà zhuāng pǐn quán bù miǎn shuì.All cosmetics at this airport are tax-free.
- 免税。Liú xué shēng gòu mǎi mǒu xiē shāng pǐn shí kě yǐ miǎn shuì.International students can be tax-exempt when buying certain goods.
- ，免税。Gēn jù guī dìng, zhè xiē wù pǐn kě yǐ miǎn shuì.According to regulations, these items can be tax-exempt.
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