横征暴赋 | impose exorbitant taxes and exploit people

hèng横zhēng征bào暴fù赋

to levy exorbitant taxes and ruthlessly exploit the people's wealth; to impose oppressive and arbitrary taxes

那个时代的管理者，常常横征暴赋，使得百姓生活日益艰难。

In that era, the administrators often imposed exorbitant taxes, making the common people's lives increasingly difficult.

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