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title: "Kouchu Meaning: 扣除 (kòuchú) Means “to deduct”"
description: "扣除 (kòuchú) means “to deduct”. Hear its tones, see what 扣 and 除 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kouchu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 扣除 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

扣除 kòuchú

## to deduct

## Its characters

1. 扣 kòu to deduct
2. 除 chú except

## In a sentence

扣除房租后，我没剩多少钱了。 After deducting the rent, I don't have much money left.

[More about 扣除](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%A3%E9%99%A4)

## More words with 扣 or 除

- [拆除 chāichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaichu)
- [除非 chúfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufei)
- [除了 chúle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chule)
- [除外 chúwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuwai)
- [开除 kāichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichu)
- [排除 páichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paichu)
- [去除 qùchú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quchu)
- [删除 shānchú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanchu)
- [消除 xiāochú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaochu)
- [折扣 zhékòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhekou)

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