税务局 (shuì wù jú) — tax bureau | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tax bureau

Measure word · 个

Examples

税务局。
Wǒ qù shuì wù jú jiāo shuì.
I went to the tax bureau to pay taxes.
税务局。
Tā zài shuì wù jú gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
He worked at the tax bureau for many years.
税务局。
shuì wù jú Tōng zhī wǒ lái bàn lǐ shuì wù dēng jì.
The tax bureau notified me to come and handle tax registration.

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.

税务tax affairs

税shuìtax务wùaffairs

偏正Modifier + head

局júbureau

税务 covers tax affairs, and 局 names the bureau, giving a 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.

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.

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.

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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