免税 (miǎn shuì) — to be tax-free; to be exempt from taxation; (hi…

Definition

免税 specifically means 'tax-exempt' — 免 is the general 'to exempt/excuse', 免除 adds a sense of formally remitting a duty or penalty.

verb

to be tax-freeto be exempt from taxation(historical) to be exempt from taxes (e.generic taxes (e.g., for imperial families or monasteries)

免税。
Zhè ge jī chǎng de huà zhuāng pǐn quán bù miǎn shuì.
All cosmetics at this airport are tax-free.
免税。
Liú xué shēng gòu mǎi mǒu xiē shāng pǐn shí kě yǐ miǎn shuì.
International students can be tax-exempt when buying certain goods.
，免税。
Gēn jù guī dìng, zhè xiē wù pǐn kě yǐ miǎn shuì.
According to regulations, these items can be tax-exempt.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

免miǎnexempt/remove

“免” means to exempt or remove, and “税” means tax; together they mean being free from tax.

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.

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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