pay grain tax
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to pay a grain tax
archaic旧时主要用于指农民向官府或地主交纳粮食作为赋税。这是一个过时的历史术语。
Zài在
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
，
nóng农
mín民
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
xiàng向
guān官
fǔ府
nà纳
liáng粮
。
In feudal society, peasants had to pay grain taxes to the government every year.
Chén沉
zhòng重
de的
nà纳
liáng粮
fù负
dān担
cháng常
cháng常
dǎo导
zhì致
nóng农
mín民
pò破
chǎn产
。
The heavy burden of grain taxes often led to peasants' bankruptcy.
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Gǔ古
dài代
cháo朝
tíng廷
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
cái财
zhèng政
shōu收
rù入
zhī之
yī一
jiù就
shì是
bǎi百
xìng姓
nà纳
liáng粮
。
One of the main sources of fiscal revenue for ancient imperial courts was the grain taxes paid by the common people.