Hanzi
Traditional
繳
Simplified
缴

to hand in/to hand over/to seize

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

jiǎo, zhuó, jiào, hé

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄠˇ, ㄓㄨㄛˊ, ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄏㄜˊ

Jyutping

giu2

Example sentences

繳獲 / 缴获 jiǎohuò
警方在倉庫裡繳獲大批走私手機。
警方在仓库里缴获大批走私手机。

The police seized a large batch of smuggled mobile phones in the warehouse.

上繳 / 上缴 shàngjiǎo
公司每季都要上繳稅款。
公司每季都要上缴税款。

The company has to submit its tax payments every quarter.

收繳 / 收缴 shōujiǎo
警察收繳了非法武器。
警察收缴了非法武器。

The police confiscated the illegal weapons.

銷燬 / 销毁 xiāohuǐ
警方將這批收繳的毒品全部銷燬了。
警方将这批收缴的毒品全部销毁了。

The police destroyed all the seized drugs.

繳 / 缴 jiǎo
學生們必須在截止日期前繳作業。
学生们必须在截止日期前缴作业。

Students must hand in their homework before the deadline.

稅 / 税 shuì
每個人都要繳稅。
每个人都要缴税。

Everyone must pay tax.

繳納 / 缴纳 jiǎonà
公司每個月都要準時繳納稅款。
公司每个月都要准时缴纳税款。

The company must pay taxes on time every month.

稅款 / 税款 shuìkuǎn
他每年都準時繳納稅款。
他每年都准时缴纳税款。

He pays his taxes on time every year.

繳費 / 缴费 jiǎofèi
您可以在便利商店繳費。
您可以在便利商店缴费。

You can pay the fees at a convenience store.

Example Vocabulary

繳獲

jiao3'huo4

to seize; to capture confiscated goods from an enemy or criminal

上繳

shang4'jiao3

to hand over or remit money or property to a higher authority or public treasury

收繳

shou1'jiao3

to confiscate; to collect

繳

jiao3

to hand in; to pay; to capture

繳納

jiao3'na4

to pay; to hand over

繳費

jiao3'fei4

to pay a fee

扣繳

kou4'jiao3

繳交

jiao3'jiao1

繳付

jiao3'fu4

繳械

jiao3'xie4

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