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Definition(s) for: 横征暴敛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn - to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 88,695 64,645

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
héng- horizontal
- across
- crosswise
- horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
- to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
- to cross (a river, etc)
- in a jumble
- chaotic
- (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
- violent
hèng- harsh and unreasonable
- unexpected
zhēng- journey
- trip
- expedition
- to go on long campaign
- to attack
zhēng- to invite
- to recruit
- to levy (taxes)
- to draft (troops)
- phenomenon
- symptom
- characteristic sign (used as proof)
- evidence
bào- surname Bao
bào- sudden
- violent
- cruel
- to show or expose
- to injure
liǎn- (literary) to hold back
- (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)
- to collect; to gather
- Taiwan pr. [lian4]
liàn- variant of 殮|殓[lian4]

Other Words Containing 横征暴敛

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo