国税局 (guó shuì jú) — state taxation bureau (China); Internal Revenue… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Short for the Chinese State Taxation Administration (and the U.S. IRS); the official tax-collection agency. In mainland China the current official name is now 国家税务总局, but 国税局 is still heard in everyday speech.

noun

state taxation bureau (China)Internal Revenue Service (US)

Measure word · 个

Examples

国税局。
Tā yào qù guó shuì jú bàn lǐ shuì wù dēng jì.
He has to go to the state taxation bureau to handle tax registration.
国税局。
guó shuì jú Měi nián dōu huì jìn xíng yí cì shuì wù jiǎn chá.
The state taxation bureau conducts a tax inspection every year.
，国税局。
Zài měi guó, guó shuì jú fù zé zhēng shōu lián bāng suǒ dé shuì.
In the US, the IRS is responsible for collecting federal income tax.

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.

国税state tax

国guóstate税shuìtax

偏正Modifier + head

局júbureau

国 means state, 税 means tax, and 局 means bureau, so it names a state tax bureau.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

或huò國guó

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

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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