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省刑薄敛
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省刑薄敛 — “To reduce severe punishments and lighten tax burdens”

省刑薄敛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reduce severe punishments and lighten tax burdens”. To govern with leniency and fiscal moderation. Literally, “Reduce punishments and lighten levies”.

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省刑薄敛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

省刑薄敛 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
省
shěng9province, save, realize, visit
刑
xíng6punishment for a crime
薄
báo17thin, slight, or weak
敛
liǎn11gather, collect, restrain

Example Sentence with 省刑薄敛

这位地方官上任后,积极推行省刑薄敛的政策,深受当地百姓的拥戴。
After taking office, the local official actively implemented policies to reduce punishments and lighten taxes, earning great respect from the local people.

Idioms Related to 省刑薄敛

Synonyms of 省刑薄敛

  • shěng省yì役báo薄fù赋reduce labor and lighten taxes

More idioms starting with 省

  • shěng省shì事níng宁rén人simplify issues to maintain peace
  • shěng省sú俗guān观fēng风observe local customs and social conditions
  • shěng省chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用live frugally
  • shěng省chī吃xì细yòng用live frugally
  • shěng省chī吃jié节yòng用live a very thrifty life
  • shěng省qiān愆guǎ寡guò过reduce faults and minimize errors
  • shěng省fāng方guān观sú俗investigate local customs and social conditions
  • shěng省fāng方guān观mín民Inspect regions and observe people's customs
  • shěng省yù欲qù去shē奢curtail desires and renounce extravagance
  • shěng省yóu油dēng灯a docile and compliant person
  • shěng省fán烦cóng从jiǎn简simplify complicated procedures

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Questions about 省刑薄敛

What does 省刑薄敛 mean?

省刑薄敛 (shěng xíng báo liǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reduce severe punishments and lighten tax burdens”.

How do you pronounce 省刑薄敛?

省刑薄敛 is pronounced shěng xíng báo liǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 省刑薄敛 literally mean?

Literally, 省刑薄敛 means “Reduce punishments and lighten levies”. It is used to mean “to reduce severe punishments and lighten tax burdens”.

What is the Chinese definition of 省刑薄敛?

省:减少;敛:征收。减省刑法,薄征赋税

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