杂税

雜稅

záshuì

noun

Measure Word

各种杂税 zhǒng

Meanings

1 miscellaneous taxes
2 sundry levies and duties

Characters

Examples

明末苛捐杂税让百姓苦不堪言。

Míng mò kējuān záshuì ràng bǎixìng kǔbùkānyán.

The harsh taxes and miscellaneous levies at the end of the Ming dynasty made life unbearable for the common people.

改革取消了许多不合理的杂税。

Gǎigé qǔxiāo le xǔduō bù hélǐ de záshuì.

The reform abolished many unreasonable miscellaneous taxes.

Tips

usage

Almost always appears in the four-character collocation 苛捐杂税 (kējuān záshuì) 'oppressive levies and miscellaneous taxes,' a stock phrase in history textbooks for the suffering of pre-modern peasants under late-imperial dynasties.

Stroke Order

杂 zá

税 shuì