田赋

田賦

tiánfù

noun

Meanings

1 land tax

Characters

field; farmland

Examples

HSK 5

古代农民每年都要交田赋。

Gǔdài nóngmín měi nián dōu yào jiāo tiánfù.

In ancient times farmers had to pay land tax every year.

HSK 7-9

明朝后期，田赋逐渐改为用银子交纳。

Míngcháo hòuqī, tiánfù zhújiàn gǎiwéi yòng yínzi jiāonà.

In the late Ming, the land tax came more and more to be paid in silver.

Tips

history

For most of imperial history the 田赋 was paid largely in grain, hence 纳粮 "to hand in grain". Its modern successor, the 农业税 "agricultural tax", was abolished in 2006.

Stroke Order

田 tián

赋 fù