Dodging Hong Kong Sales Tax
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ID: 1593
Upper Intermediate
For the growing numbers of affluent Chinese mainlanders, Hong Kong is a shopping paradise. That is, until this year, when some new tax policies kicked in. In this lesson, learn about the difficulties of buying an iPad cheap in Hong Kong, as well as a rather sneaky (if legally questionable) little plot to avoid those taxes.
Dilu,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 扫货 | sǎohuò | to go on a shopping spree | |
| 征税 | zhēngshuì | to levy taxes | |
| 据说 | jùshuō | 'it's said' | |
| 电子产品 | diànzǐ chǎnpǐn | electronic product |
我下个礼拜去香港扫货你们要带什么吗
wǒ 我xià ge lǐbài 下个礼拜qù 去Xiānggǎng 香港sǎohuò 扫货nǐmen 你们yào 要dài 带shénme 什么ma 吗
I'm going to Hong Kong for a little shopping spree next week. Do you want me to get you anything?
现在去香港买东西开始征税了你还去
xiànzài 现在qù 去Xiānggǎng 香港mǎi 买dōngxi 东西kāishǐ 开始zhēngshuì 征税le 了nǐ 你hái 还qù 去
They started levying taxes on goods bought in Hong Kong now. You're still going?
我查过了五千块以上才开始征税我就买些化妆品衣服什么的应该不会超过而且据说只对电子产品查得严其他的很容易蒙混过关
wǒ 我chá 查guo le 过了wǔ qiān kuài 五千块yǐshàng 以上cái 才kāishǐ 开始zhēngshuì 征税wǒ 我jiù 就mǎi 买xiē 些huàzhuāngpǐn 化妆品yīfu 衣服shénme de 什么的yīnggāi 应该bùhuì 不会chāoguò 超过érqiě 而且jùshuō 据说zhǐ 只duì 对diànzǐ chǎnpǐn 电子产品chá 查de 得yán 严qítā de 其他的hěn 很róngyì 容易ménghùnguòguān 蒙混过关
I looked into it. They only levy taxes when it's about 5,000 kuai. I'm just going to buy some cosmetics, clothes, etc. I don't think I'll go over. Also, I heard they're only strict about electronics. Other things are really easy to sneak in.
哎你们谁要去香港啊帮我带台iPad现在是年末大甩卖听说只要三千多
āi 哎nǐmen 你们shéi 谁yào 要qù 去Xiānggǎng 香港a 啊bāng 帮wǒ 我dài 带tái 台iPad iPadxiànzài 现在shì 是niánmò 年末dàshuǎimài 大甩卖tīngshuō 听说zhǐ 只yào 要sānqiān duō 三千多
Hey, who's going to Hong Kong? Get me an iPad. It's the end of the year clearance. I heard they're only a little over 3,000.
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