exorbitant taxes and levies
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
exorbitant taxes and levies; onerous miscellaneous levies
formalA term referring to heavy, unreasonable, and often miscellaneous taxes and fees imposed by authorities, historically a cause of popular discontent. Often used in formal or historical contexts.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
wèi为
le了
wěn稳
dìng定
mín民
xīn心
，
xià下
lìng令
miǎn免
chú除
kē苛
zá杂
。
To appease the people, the government ordered the abolition of exorbitant levies.
Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
mín民
shēng生
huó活
kùn困
kǔ苦
，
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
kē苛
zá杂
shì是
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
zhī之
yī一
。
The hard life of peasants in ancient times was largely due to heavy and burdensome taxes.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
xǔ许
duō多
qǐ起
yì义
dōu都
shì是
yīn因
wèi为
mín民
zhòng众
wú无
fǎ法
rěn忍
shòu受
kē苛
zá杂
ér而
bào爆
fā发
de的
。
Historically, many uprisings erupted because the people could no longer endure the exorbitant levies.