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税务 (shuì wù) — taxation; tax affairs

Definition

Refers to tax affairs and administration as a domain (audits, registration, policy). 税 is the tax itself; 税务 is the system and work around it. Pairs with words like 登记, 审计, 改革.

noun
taxationtax affairs
Measure word · 项

Examples

  • 税务。
    Gōng sī xū yào àn shí wán chéng shuì wù dēng jì.
    The company needs to complete tax registration on time.
  • 税务。
    Jīn nián shuì wù gǎi gé duì zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
    This year's tax reform has a big impact on small and medium enterprises.
  • 税务。
    Tā zhuān mén fù zé gōng sī de shuì wù shěn jì gōng zuò.
    He is specifically responsible for the company's tax audit work.

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.

税shuìtax
务wùaffairs

「税」 and 「务」 point to affairs connected with taxes.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
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.

Open 税 →

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 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
敄
敄wù務wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

Open 务 →
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