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减免 (jiǎn miǎn) — to reduce or waive (taxes, fines, tuition, rent, etc.)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to reduce or waive a charge (taxes, fees, tuition, rent). Pairs with the object of what is being cut — the action belongs to an authority (school, government, landlord), not the payer; contrast with 缴纳 (to pay).

verb
to reduce or waive (taxes, fines, tuition, rent, etc.)

Examples

  • 减免。
    Xué xiào wèi yōu xiù xué shēng jiǎn miǎn le xué fèi.
    The school reduced or waived tuition for outstanding students.
  • ，减免。
    Gēn jù xīn zhèng cè, xiǎo wēi qǐ yè kě yǐ jiǎn miǎn bù fen shuì shōu.
    Under the new policy, small and micro enterprises can have part of their taxes reduced or waived.
  • ，减免。
    Yóu yú bù kě kàng lì, fáng dōng tóng yì jiǎn miǎn wǒ men sān gè yuè fáng zū.
    Due to force majeure, the landlord agreed to waive three months' rent for us.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

减jiǎnreduce
免miǎnwaive

减 (reduce) and 免 (waive) combine to mean reducing or exempting charges or penalties.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 減; 减 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 減 has 氵, water, and 咸, a seal: sealing off a stream of water lessens its flow. The simplified 减 is a later abbreviation.

Open 减 →

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.

Open 免 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Finance & BankingLaw & Justice

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