逃税 (táo shuì) — (verb-object) to evade taxes, to dodge taxes; (… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

逃税 (táoshuì) is a verb-object compound meaning to illegally avoid paying tax. As a noun it refers to the act itself — tax evasion — always with a legal/financial framing, distinct from the everyday 免税 (tax-exempt, legal) or 减税 (tax cut, policy).

verb

(verb-object) to evade taxesto dodge taxes

noun

tax evasion

Examples

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Tā táo le sān nián shuì, xiàn zài bèi chá chū lái le.
He evaded taxes for three years, and now he's been found out.
逃税，。
Hěn duō rén xiǎng bàn fǎ táo shuì, dàn zhè shì wéi fǎ de.
Many people try to evade taxes, but it's illegal.
逃税。
táo shuì Huì yán zhòng yǐng xiǎng guó jiā de cái zhèng shōu rù.
Tax evasion seriously affects the country's fiscal revenue.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

逃táoflee/evade

逃 gives fleeing or evading and 税 gives taxes, so it means to dodge taxes.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶兆逃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

兆zhào逃táo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

逃 pairs 辶 (walk) with 兆, which gives the pronunciation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾兑税

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

兑

兑duì税shuì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

税 pairs 禾, a grain plant, with 兑, which gives the character its sound.

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