缴纳

繳納

jiǎonà

verb HSK 7-9 #31,562

Meanings

HSK 4

请在月底前缴纳水电费。

Qǐng zài yuèdǐ qián jiǎonà shuǐdiànfèi.

Please pay the utility bills before the end of the month.

HSK 6

每个公民都应该按时缴纳税款。

Měi gè gōngmín dōu yīnggāi ànshí jiǎonà shuìkuǎn.

Every citizen should pay their taxes on time.

缴纳 is more formal than 缴费. It's the standard word in official contexts: 缴纳税款 (pay taxes), 缴纳社保 (pay social security). 缴费 is more colloquial.

缴 jiǎo

纳 nà