免收 (miǎn shōu) — (verb) to waive (a fee, charge, payment); to exempt from payment

Definition

免收 means a business or institution officially decides not to charge a fee — used for formal waivers of rent, tuition, or service charges, not casual 'not paying'. Stronger and more official than 免 (to exempt/excuse generally).

verb
to waive (a fee, charge, payment)to exempt from payment

Examples

  • ，免收。
    Yīn wèi yì qíng, gōng sī xuān bù miǎn shōu sān gè yuè de fáng zū.
    Because of the pandemic, the company announced a three-month rent waiver.
  • 免收。
    Xué xiào jué dìng duì pín kùn xué shēng miǎn shōu xué fèi.
    The school decided to waive tuition for financially disadvantaged students.
  • 免收。
    Zhè jiā fàn diàn zài kāi yè qī jiān miǎn shōu fú wù fèi.
    This restaurant is waiving the service charge during its opening period.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

免miǎnwaive
收shōucollect

免 (waive) and 收 (collect) combine to mean not collect a charge.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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