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扣除 (kòu chú): Deduct / Subtract (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
扣 • kòu • to deduct (money) • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
kòu
扣
to deduct (money)
除 • chú • get rid of; eliminate; remove • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
chú
除
get rid of; eliminate; remove
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 扣除.
Words with
扣
折扣
zhé kòu
discount
纽扣儿
niǔ kòu er
button
扣押
kòu yā
Detain / Seize
扣留
kòu liú
Detain / Keep back
纽扣
niǔ kòu
button / buckle
不折不扣
bù zhé bù kòu
Without any compromise
扣人心弦
kòu rén xīn xián
gripping / heart-stirring
回扣
huí kòu
brokerage
Words with
除
除了
chú le
apart from ("chule...yiwai" construction)
删除
shān chú
to delete; strike out; cut out
除夕
chú xī
(lunar) New Year’s Eve
除非
chú fēi
only if; only when; unless
废除
fèi chú
abolish; annul; annihilate
开除
kāi chú
expel; discharge; dismiss
拆除
chāi chú
to tear down
排除
pái chú
get rid of; remove; eliminate
4.
How to Use 扣除 in Sentences
Prepositional Phrase + Verb
with
工资
cóng
从
gōng
工
zī
资
zhōng
中
kòu
扣
chú
除
neutral
deduct from salary
Verb + Complement
with
一部分
kòu
扣
chú
除
yī
一
bù
部
fen
分
Adverb + Verb
with
预先
yù
预
xiān
先
kòu
扣
chú
除
Verb + Object
kòu
扣
chú
除
fèi
费
yòng
用
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 扣除
wǒ de gōng zī bèi kòu chú le 100 yuán 。
我
的
工
资
被
扣
除
了
1
0
0
元
。
neutral
deduct a portion
neutral
deduct in advance
deduct fees
kòu
扣
chú
除
shuì
税
kuǎn
款
formal
Written
deduct tax
100 yuan was deducted from my salary.
yóu
由
yú
于
wèi
未
wán
完
chéng
成
xiàng
项
mù
目
，
gōng
公
sī
司
jué
决
dìng
定
kòu
扣
chú
除
tā
他
běn
本
yuè
月
de
的
quán
全
bù
部
jiǎng
奖
jīn
金
。
Due to the incomplete project, the company decided to deduct all of his bonus for this month.
nǐ
你
néng
能
gào
告
sù
诉
wǒ
我
，
zhè
这
cì
次
fá
罚
kuǎn
款
huì
会
cóng
从
wǒ
我
de
的
yā
押
jīn
金
lǐ
里
kòu
扣
chú
除
ma
吗
？
Can you tell me if this fine will be deducted from my deposit?
rú
如
guǒ
果
nǐ
你
chí
迟
dào
到
，
lǎo
老
shī
师
huì
会
kòu
扣
chú
除
nǐ
你
de
的
fēn
分
shù
数
。
If you are late, the teacher will deduct points from your score.
zài
在
jì
计
suàn
算
gè
个
rén
人
suǒ
所
dé
得
shuì
税
shí
时
，
xū
需
yào
要
xiān
先
kòu
扣
chú
除
jī
基
běn
本
fèi
费
yòng
用
。
When calculating personal income tax, basic expenses need to be deducted first.
