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税

shuì · shui

Traditional 稅

HSK 6Old HSK 5

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  1. taxes
  2. duties
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Tax on the earphones

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)的(de)耳机(ěrjī)到了(dàole)，可是(kěshì)要(yào)交(jiāo)税(shuì)。

    My earphones arrived, but I have to pay tax.

  2. Liangliang

    交(jiāo)多少(duōshao)税(shuì)？

    How much tax?

  3. Dengdeng

    一百块(yībǎikuài)！耳机(ěrjī)才(cái)两百块(liǎngbǎikuài)。

    A hundred yuan! The earphones cost only two hundred.

  4. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)国外(guówài)的(de)东西(dōngxi)，常常(chángcháng)要(yào)交(jiāo)税(shuì)。

    Buying things from abroad often means paying tax.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)买(mǎi)了(le)，我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)去(qù)国外(guówài)买(mǎi)。

    Then I will not buy. I will go abroad and buy them myself.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)回来(huílai)的(de)时候(shíhou)，还(hái)要(yào)交(jiāo)税(shuì)。

    When you come back, you will pay tax again.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)想(xiǎng)要(yào)减(jiǎn)少(shǎo)进(jìn)口(kǒu)品(pǐn)的(de)税(shuì)。

He wanted to reduce the tax on imports.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)得(děi)缴(jiǎo)通(tōng)行(xíng)税(shuì)才(cái)能(néng)在(zài)这(zhè)条(tiáo)道(dào)路(lù)上(shang)行(xíng)驶(shǐ)。

We must pay a toll to drive on this road.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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