# 扣除 (kòuchú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扣除 (kòuchú) means “to deduct”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to deduct
- Pinyin: kòuchú (kou4 chu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 扣除费用后，还剩下不少钱。
  Kòuchú fèiyòng hòu, hái shèngxià bù shǎo qián.
  After deducting expenses, there is still a lot left.

## Characters

- [扣](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-button/) (kòu): to button; to deduct
- [除](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-remove/) (chú): to remove; except for

https://hanziro.com/word/kou-chu-deduct/

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