miscellaneous taxes; levies
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
miscellaneous taxes; levies; surtaxes
Refers to various taxes collected in addition to the regular or main taxes (正税). Often used in historical or critical contexts describing excessive taxation burdens, particularly in the set phrase 苛捐杂税.
Kē苛
juān捐
zá杂
shuì税
ràng让
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
Exorbitant taxes and levies made the people suffer unspeakably.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
fèi废
chú除
bù不
hé合
lǐ理
de的
zá杂
shuì税
，
jiǎn减
qīng轻
nóng农
mín民
fù负
dān担
。
The government decided to abolish unreasonable miscellaneous taxes to reduce the burden on farmers.
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Chú除
le了
zhèng正
shuì税
zhī之
wài外
，
dì地
fāng方
shàng上
hái还
yǒu有
gè各
zhǒng种
míng名
mù目
de的
zá杂
shuì税
。
In addition to regular taxes, there were also various kinds of miscellaneous taxes levied locally.