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交纳 (jiāo nà) — to pay (taxes, dues, fees)

Definition

Formal written verb for paying required sums (taxes, dues, fees). Pairs with 缴纳 as the standard written form; 交 alone is the everyday verb for handing over or paying casually.

verb
to pay (taxes, dues, fees)

Examples

  • 交纳。
    Gōng sī měi nián bì xū jiāo nà dà bǐ suǒ dé shuì.
    The company must pay a large amount of income tax every year.
  • 交纳。
    Huì yuán qǐng zài běn yuè dǐ qián jiāo nà xià yì nián de huì fèi.
    Members, please pay next year's membership dues before the end of this month.
  • 交纳。
    Yú qī bù jiāo nà fèi yòng jiāng bèi shì wéi zì dòng fàng qì fú wù.
    Failure to pay fees on time will be considered automatic cancellation of service.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

交jiāohand over
纳nàpay in

交 and 纳 both mean give in or pay, so together they express paying taxes or dues.

Characters in this word

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

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk, thin thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
内
内nèi納nà
Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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