HSK 6 · Money

征收 zhēngshōu “to levy” in Chinese

Traditional 徵收

What 征收 means

  1. to levy
  2. to collect (taxes)
  3. to levy (a tax)
  4. to expropriate

How to say 征收

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale征zhēng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale收shōu1st tone, high and level

征收 in a sentence

  1. 政府对进口汽车征收关税。

    Zhèngfǔ duì jìnkǒu qìchē zhēngshōu guānshuì.

    The government levies a tariff on imported cars.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这条路要扩建，附近的一些土地被征收了。

    Zhè tiáo lù yào kuòjiàn, fùjìn de yìxiē tǔdì bèi zhēngshōu le.

    The road is being widened, so some nearby land has been acquired.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 征收 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 征 (zhēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
征zhēngjourney
  • 彳step · chìMeaning part
  • 正straight · zhēngSound part

彳 hints at the meaning (step); 正 (zhēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhēng.

The character 收 (shōu) with each of its parts in a different colour
收shōuto receive
  • 丩to connect · jiūSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 丩 (jiū) hints at the sound. Compare it with shōu.

How to write 征收

征 8 strokes · 收 6 strokes

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征收 (zhēngshōu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 征收 (zhēngshōu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 征收

Words with 征

征求zhēngqiú · to solicit特征tèzhēng · characteristic象征xiàngzhēng · emblem征服zhēngfú · to conquer

Words with 收

收到shōudào · to receive收shōu · to receive收拾shōushi · to put in order收入shōurù · income吸收xīshōu · to absorb收据shōujù · receipt收获shōuhuò · harvest收藏shōucáng · to collect收缩shōusuō · to shrink验收yànshōu · to check and accept

More words: Money & Economy

攒zǎn · to save up赞助zànzhù · to sponsor债券zhàiquàn · bond (finance)招标zhāobiāo · to invite tenders振兴zhènxīng · to revitalise支出zhīchū · expenditure周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover专利zhuānlì · patent

FAQs

征收 (zhēngshōu) means “to levy” or “to collect (taxes)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhēngshōu: zhēng with a 1st tone, then shōu with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 征收 is written 徵收. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengshou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 征收 from the suggestions. Typing zhengshou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
征收 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.