remit; exempt from; waive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to remit; to exempt from; to waive (taxes, fines, corvée labor, etc.)
literaryA formal, literary term used in historical, legal, or official contexts to indicate the cancellation or exemption of financial obligations or compulsory labor.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
jué决
dìng定
juān蠲
miǎn免
shòu受
zāi灾
dì地
qū区
de的
fù赋
shuì税
。
The imperial court decided to remit the taxes of the disaster-stricken areas.
Xīn新
huáng皇
dì帝
dēng登
jī基
，
dà大
shè赦
tiān天
xià下
，
juān蠲
miǎn免
sān三
nián年
láo劳
yì役
。
Upon the new emperor's ascension to the throne, he granted a general amnesty and exempted the people from three years of corvée labor.
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Yī依
zhào照
jiù旧
zhì制
，
tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
bù不
dé得
juān蠲
miǎn免
fá罚
kuǎn款
。
According to the old system, corrupt officials were not to be exempted from fines.