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豁免 (huò miǎn) — to exempt (from taxes, duties, penalties); to remit

Definition

Formal verb meaning to officially exempt or remit (taxes, duties, penalties, duties). Used in legal, official, or institutional contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb
to exempt (from taxes, duties, penalties)to remit

Examples

  • 豁免。
    Gōng sī bèi huò miǎn le guān shuì.
    The company was exempted from customs duties.
  • 豁免。
    Fǎ yuàn huò miǎn le tā de fá kuǎn.
    The court remitted his fine.
  • 豁免。
    Tā yīn wèi jiàn kāng wèn tí bèi huò miǎn le bīng yì.
    He was exempted from military service due to health issues.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

豁huōwaive
免miǎnexempt

Both 豁 and 免 convey waiving or freeing from something, forming 'exempt'.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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