横征暴敛 Traditional 橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎn 🔊 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings héng zhēng bào liǎn 橫征暴斂 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force Its characters 横hénghorizontalHSK 6征zhēngto inviteHSK 7–9暴bàosudden敛liǎnto hold back