横征暴敛(héng zhēng bào liǎn)

4 charactersTrad. 橫徵暴斂

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
héng zhēng bào liǎn
Meaning
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
橫徵暴斂

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