缴纳 jiǎonà to pay (taxes etc)
How to remember 缴纳: 缴 to deliver + 纳 to adopt = to pay (taxes etc).
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How it is used
- Formal 'to pay/remit' compulsory fees - 缴纳税款 (jiǎonà shuìkuǎn) to pay taxes; 缴纳罚款 (jiǎonà fákuǎn) to pay a fine.
- Official register for obligatory payments to an authority, vs casual 交 (jiāo) or 付 (fù); think taxes, fees, insurance, dues.
- Common on forms and in bureaucratic contexts.