征税 (zhēng shuì) — to levy taxes, to collect taxes

Definition

A formal verb meaning the government 'levies / collects taxes'. Used in official and written contexts, not everyday speech about paying one's own taxes (that's 交税/缴税).

verb

to levy taxesto collect taxes

Examples

征税。
Zhèng fǔ měi nián dōu huì zhēng shuì.
The government levies taxes every year.
。
Jīn nián yǐ jīng zhēng le liǎng cì shuì le.
This year, taxes have already been collected twice.
征税。
Shuì wù jú fù zé zhēng shuì.
The tax bureau is responsible for collecting taxes.

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