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关税

guānshuì

tariff; customs duty

HSK 7 · Topic “Markets and investment”
A person hands coins to a clerk at a harbor gate beside oranges.
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Characters in this word

关 guān

Strokes
6
Radical
丷 — horns
Made of
丷 horns 天 sky, heaven

税 shuì

Strokes
12
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 兑 to exchange
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 税

Example phrases

  • 提高关税短期内能保护部分产业，却也可能推高消费者价格。 Tígāo guānshuì duǎnqī nèi néng bǎohù bùfen chǎnyè, què yě kěnéng tuīgāo xiāofèizhě jiàgé. Raising tariffs can protect some industries in the short term, but may also push up consumer prices.
  • 进口的水果要先交关税才能卖。 Jìnkǒu de shuǐguǒ yào xiān jiāo guānshuì cái néng mài. Imported fruit has to have customs duty paid on it before it can be sold.
  • 这家店的进口商品因为关税高，价格也很贵。 Zhè jiā diàn de jìnkǒu shāngpǐn yīnwèi guānshuì gāo, jiàgé yě hěn guì. Imported goods in this shop are expensive because of the high tariffs.

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