How to say “duty-free” in Chinese
duty-free; tax-free
“Duty-free” in Chinese is 免税, miǎn shuì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
免税 is read miǎn shuì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”: taxes were paid in grain. The right part is the same as in 说 shuō.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “免税”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 免税. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 机场里有一家免税店。jīchǎngliyǒuyìjiāmiǎnshuìdiànThere's a duty-free shop at the airport.
- 在免税店买香水便宜吗？zàimiǎnshuìdiànmǎixiāngshuǐpiányimaIs perfume cheaper at the duty-free shop?
More words from the lesson “Trade and taxes”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “duty-free” in Chinese?
“Duty-free” in Chinese is 免税, pinyin miǎnshuì.
What does 免税 mean?
免税 (miǎnshuì) means “duty-free; tax-free”.
How do you write 免税?
免税 is 2 characters: 免 (miǎn) — spare, exempt; 税 (shuì) — tax. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 免税?
免税 is read miǎnshuì. Tones: miǎn — third tone, shuì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“duty-free” in the lesson “Trade and taxes”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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