税收 (shuì shōu) — how to say "tax" in Chinese

税收

Tax, taxation

noun

Character composition

税

tax

收

to collect

Radicals / Keys

禾

Grain

#115 · hé · 5 strokes

攴

Rap, tap

#66 · pū · 4 strokes

Collocations

税收政策

shuì shōu zhèng cè

tax policy

Examples

政府需要税收来建设城市。

The government needs taxes to build cities.

税收很高。

Taxes are high.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How to say tax in Mandarin?

"tax" in Chinese is 税收 (shuì shōu).

Shui shou meaning in Chinese

税收 (shuì shōu) means "Tax, taxation".

How is 税收 pronounced?

It is pronounced shuì shōu (written as shui shou, shuishou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "tax" in Chinese characters?

It is written 税收: 税 has 12 strokes, 收 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 税收?

税收 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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