增值税 (zēng zhí shuì) — value-added tax (VAT)

Definition

Examples

• 购买商品时需要支付增值税。
  Gòu mǎi shāng pǐn shí xū yào zhī fù zēng zhí shuì.
  You need to pay VAT when purchasing goods.
• 这个国家的增值税税率是百分之十三。
  Zhè ge guó jiā de zēng zhí shuì shuì lǜ shì bǎi fēn zhī shí sān.
  The VAT rate in this country is 13 percent.
• 请给我开一张增值税发票。
  Qǐng gěi wǒ kāi yì zhāng zēng zhí shuì fā piào.
  Please issue a VAT invoice for me.