Usage note
税是公民交给国家的钱，用于建设学校和道路。
Shuì shì gōngmín jiāo gěi guójiā de qián, yòng yú jiànshè xuéxiào hé dàolù.
Tax is money citizens give to the country, used to build schools and roads.
Context note
爸爸妈妈工作后要交税，这些钱帮助社会变得更好。
Bàba māma gōngzuò hòu yào jiāo shuì, zhèxiē qián bāngzhù shèhuì biàn de gèng hǎo.
Mom and Dad pay tax after working, this money helps society become better.
5 examples
商店卖东西要交税。
shāng diàn mài dōng xī yào jiāo shuì。
Stores pay tax when selling things.
税用来修公园和马路。
shuì yòng lái xiū gōng yuán hé mǎ lù。
Tax is used to build parks and roads.
每个人都要了解税的作用。
měi gè rén dōu yào liǎo jiě shuì de zuò yòng。
Everyone should understand the role of tax.
国家用税帮助有需要的人。
guó jiā yòng shuì bāng zhù yǒu xū yào de rén。
The country uses tax to help people in need.
交税是公民的责任。
jiāo shuì shì gōng mín de zé rèn。
Paying tax is a citizen's responsibility.
5 mini stories
小明的爸爸交税后，社区建了新图书馆。大家都很开心。
xiǎo míng de bà ba jiāo shuì hòu， shè qū jiàn le xīn tú shū guǎn。 dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
After Xiao Ming's dad paid tax, the community built a new library. Everyone is very happy.
老师告诉学生税的重要性。学生说长大后要好好交税。
lǎo shī gào sù xué shēng shuì de zhòng yào xìng。 xué shēng shuō zhǎng dà hòu yào hǎo hǎo jiāo shuì。
The teacher tells students the importance of tax. The students say they will pay tax well when they grow up.
小红的妈妈开了一家面包店。她每月交税给国家。
xiǎo hóng de mā ma kāi le yì jiā miàn bāo diàn。 tā měi yuè jiāo shuì gěi guó jiā。
Xiao Hong's mom runs a bakery. She pays tax to the country every month.
公园里的滑梯是用税钱修的。孩子们玩得很开心。
gōng yuán lǐ de huá tī shì yòng shuì qián xiū de。 hái zi men wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
The slide in the park was built with tax money. The children play happily.
小动物们学习交税。它们用税钱建了一所学校。
xiǎo dòng wù men xué xí jiāo shuì。 tā men yòng shuì qián jiàn le yì suǒ xué xiào。
The little animals learn to pay tax. They use tax money to build a school.
Mini dialogue
买东西
A
这个多少钱？
Zhège duōshao qián?
How much is this?
B
十块，包括税。
Shí kuài, bāokuò shuì.
Ten yuan, including tax.
在餐厅
A
账单上为什么多了一块钱？
Zhàngdān shàng wèishénme duōle yī kuài qián?
Why is there an extra yuan on the bill?
B
那是税。
Nà shì shuì.
That's the tax.
Related words and contrasts
similar
费用
fèiyòng
fee
Money paid for a service, similar to tax but not always to the government.
related
收入
shōurù
income
Money earned, which can be taxed.
related
价格
jiàgé
price
The cost of something, which may include tax.