暴敛 bàoliǎn to overtax Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 横征暴敛 héngzhēngbàoliǎn to levy exorbitant taxes to extort taxes by force or through inventing unfair new excuses; to plunder the people's wealth through heavy taxation暴敛横征 bàoliǎnhéngzhēng to extort taxes to levy excessive or illegal taxes; to extort wealth from the people through force