Chinese Word: 苛捐杂税 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

exorbitant taxation (idiom)

1		nà shí 那时， kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 duō rú niú máo 多如牛毛。 At that time, taxes and levies were as many as the hairs on an ox.
2		gōng mín 公民 duì 对 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 yuàn shēng zài dào 怨声载道。 The citizens complained to heaven about the tax burden.
3		tā yòng 他用 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 bō duó 剥夺 bǎi xìng 百姓， shī 失 jǐn 尽 mín xīn 民心。 He pilled with grievous taxes and quite lost their hearts.
4		nà shí hou 那时候， zǒng shì 总是 yǒu 有 gè zhǒng 各种 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 jiā 加 zài 在 rén mín 人民 shēn shang 身上。 In those days various sorts of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous levies were put on from time to time.
5		yuè lái yuè 越来越 gāo de 高的 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 shǐ 使 shāng yè 商业 diāo bì 凋敝， chéng zhèn 城镇 rén kǒu 人口 jiǎn shǎo 减少。 Ever higher dues ruined trade and depopulated towns.

1		nà shí 那时， kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 duō rú niú máo 多如牛毛。 At that time, taxes and levies were as many as the hairs on an ox.
2		gōng mín 公民 duì 对 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 yuàn shēng zài dào 怨声载道。 The citizens complained to heaven about the tax burden.
3		tā yòng 他用 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 bō duó 剥夺 bǎi xìng 百姓， shī 失 jǐn 尽 mín xīn 民心。 He pilled with grievous taxes and quite lost their hearts.
4		nà shí hou 那时候， zǒng shì 总是 yǒu 有 gè zhǒng 各种 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 jiā 加 zài 在 rén mín 人民 shēn shang 身上。 In those days various sorts of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous levies were put on from time to time.
5		yuè lái yuè 越来越 gāo de 高的 kē juān zá shuì 苛捐杂税 shǐ 使 shāng yè 商业 diāo bì 凋敝， chéng zhèn 城镇 rén kǒu 人口 jiǎn shǎo 减少。 Ever higher dues ruined trade and depopulated towns.