纳税人 (nà shuì rén) — taxpayer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

taxpayer

Measure word · 个

Examples

纳税人。
Měi gè nà shuì rén dōu yǒu yì wù àn shí shēn bào shōu rù.
Every taxpayer has the obligation to declare their income on time.
纳税人。
Zhèng fǔ yòng nà shuì rén de qián jiàn shè gōng gòng shè shī.
The government uses taxpayers' money to build public facilities.
纳税人。
Xīn shuì fǎ jiǎn qīng le zhōng dī shōu rù nà shuì rén de fù dān.
The new tax law reduces the burden on low- and middle-income taxpayers.

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.

纳税pay taxes

纳nàhand in税shuìtax

动宾Verb + object

纳税 (pay taxes) and 人 (person) combine to mean a person who pays 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk, thin thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

内

Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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