征收 zhēngshōu to levy (a tax)
to levy (a tax); to expropriate
How to remember 征收: 征 to summon + 收 receive = to levy (a tax).
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How it is used
- To levy or collect (taxes, fees) by government authority - 征收房产税 (zhēngshōu fángchǎnshuì) to levy property tax; 征收土地 (zhēngshōu tǔdì) to requisition land.
- Official/administrative term for the state imposing and collecting; also 'to expropriate' land.
- Contrast 收取 (shōuqǔ, to charge/collect a fee) which is more general; 征收 implies compulsory levy by authority.