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横征暴敛

héngzhēngbàoliǎn

Traditional: 橫征暴斂

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

Character Breakdown

横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6
征
zhēng
to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion
HSK 5
暴
bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
HSK 6
敛
liǎn
to collect, to extort

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