税金 (shuì jīn) — tax payable; tax due | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tax payabletax due

Examples

税金。
Gōng sī měi nián dōu yào jiǎo nà yí dà bǐ shuì jīn.
The company has to pay a large amount of tax every year.
税金。
Zhè bǐ shuì jīn bì xū zài yuè dǐ qián fù qīng.
This tax must be paid in full before the end of the month.
税金。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài tǎo lùn jiàng dī shuì jīn de fāng àn.
The government is discussing plans to reduce taxes.

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.

The '税' (tax) specifies what kind of '金' (money) is meant.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

Appears in

Finance & Banking

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