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横征暴敛
橫征暴斂
héngzhēngbàoliǎn
1. 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 15 丶
征
zhēng
to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion
HSK 5 8 丶
暴
bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
HSK 6 15 丶
敛
liǎn
to collect, to extort
11 丶

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