forcefully apportion; levy by coercion
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to apportion or levy by force; to impose arbitrarily
formalOften used in contexts of unfair taxes, fees, or duties imposed by authorities or powerful entities. Conveys a sense of oppression and lack of consent.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
dì地
zhǔ主
cháng常
cháng常
xiàng向
nóng农
mín民
lè勒
pài派
kē苛
juān捐
zá杂
shuì税
。
Landlords in the old society often levied exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous fees on peasants by force.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
yán严
lì厉
jìn禁
zhǐ止
rèn任
hé何
xíng形
shì式
de的
lè勒
pài派
xíng行
wéi为
。
The government strictly prohibits any form of forced apportionment.
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Zhè这
xiàng项
é额
wài外
de的
fèi费
yòng用
bìng并
fēi非
zì自
yuàn愿
，
ér而
shì是
bèi被
gōng公
sī司
lè勒
pài派
de的
。
This additional fee was not voluntary but was forcibly imposed by the company.
Cūn村
zhǎng长
wú无
quán权
xiàng向
cūn村
mín民
lè勒
pài派
xiū修
lù路
kuǎn款
。
The village chief has no right to forcibly apportion road repair funds from the villagers.