横征暴敛

横征暴敛橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎn ㄏㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ waang4 zing1 bou6 lim5

  • to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 横 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown