征收碳税 征收碳稅 zhēng shōu tàn shuì carbon taxation / GHG taxation 征收温室气体税 征收溫室气体稅 zhēng shōu wēn shì qì tǐ shuì carbon taxation / GHG taxation 横正暴敛 橫正暴斂 héng zhèng bào liǎn to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom) 诛求无厌 誅求無厭 zhū qiú wú yàn incessant exorbitant demands 诛求无已 誅求無已 zhū qiú wú yǐ to make endless exorbitant demands 浮滥 浮濫 fú làn excessive / exorbitant / excessively 诛求 誅求 zhū qiú exorbitant demands / demanding with menaces / extortion 谎价 謊價 huǎng jià inflated price / exorbitant price 苛捐 kē juān exorbitant levies 税收 稅收 shuì shōu taxation syn 税务 稅務 shuì wù taxation services / state revenue service 户口 戶口 hù kǒu population (counted as number of households for census or taxation) / registered residence / residence permit / (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account syn 核定 hé dìng to audit and determine / to check and ratify / to appraise and decide / determination / on a deemed basis (taxation) / to deem syn 关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop) 财税 財稅 cái shuì finance and taxation 避税 避稅 bì shuì to avoid taxation / tax avoidance syn 赋税 賦稅 fù shuì taxation 聚敛 聚斂 jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent syn 课税 課稅 kè shuì taxation 累进 累進 lěi jìn progressive (taxation etc) 租税 租稅 zū shuì taxation / in former times, esp. land tax syn 赋 賦 fù poetic essay / taxation / to bestow on / to endow with syn 厘金 lí jīn a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion 损税 損稅 sǔn shuì crippling taxation 蠲免 juān miǎn to let sb off (punishment, taxation etc) / to reprieve sb 累进税制 累進稅制 lèi jìn shuì zhì progressive taxation 关于储蓄征税的指令 Directive on the Taxation of Savings 企业税务行为守则 Code of Conduct for business taxation 采矿课税区域间讨论会 Interregional Seminar on Mining Taxation 双重征税协定 Double Taxation Agreement 国际交通中私用公路车辆征税公约 國際交通中私用公路車輛征稅公約 Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles for Private Use in International Traffic 从事国际客运的公路车辆征税公约 從事國際客運的公路車輛征稅公約 Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Passenger Transport 对外国机动车辆征税公约 對外國機動車輛征稅公約 Convention on the Taxation of Foreign Motor Vehicles 从事国际货运的公路车辆征税公约 從事國際貨運的公路車輛征稅公約 Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Goods Transport 间接税务政策委员会 間接稅務政策委員會 Indirect Taxation Policy Commission 征收金融交易税援助公民协会 征收金融交易稅援助公民協會 Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens 国际土地估价征税和自由贸易联合会 國際土地估價征稅和自由貿易聯合會 International Union for Land Value Taxation and Free Trade 间接税务局 間接稅務局 Indirect Taxation Authority 采矿征税问题国际讨论会 采礦征稅問題國際討論會 International Seminar on Mining Taxation 递减税制 遞減稅制 regressive taxation 收入和资本双重征税示范公约 收入和資本雙重征稅示範公約 Model Double Taxation Convention on Income and Capital 国税局 國稅局 guó shuì jú (Tw) National Taxation Bureau, local branch of the Ministry of Finance 財政部|财政部[Cai2zheng4bu4] syn 天南地北 tiān nán - dì běi (idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places / from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that syn 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom) 雨过天青 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2] 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) 推来推去 推來推去 tuī lái tuī qù (idiom) to rudely push and pull others / (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently 事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān - bā guǎi (idiom) twisting and turning / (idiom) tricky and complicated 不知所以 bù zhī - suǒ yǐ (idiom) to not know the reason / (idiom) to not know what to do 不管不顾 不管不顧 bù guǎn - bù gù (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth) / (idiom) unheeding / reckless syn 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight syn 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch / in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success syn 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān - mā jìng (idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage / to ruthlessly exploit 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn 涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī - mǒ fěn (idiom) to put on makeup / (idiom) to prettify syn 拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní - dài shuǐ (idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly / sloppy / (of actions) indecisive syn 昂首天外 áng shǒu - tiān wài (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens / (idiom) arrogant / haughty 东摇西摆 東搖西擺 dōng yáo - xī bǎi (idiom) to sway from side to side / unsteady / (idiom) indecisive / hesitant 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng - bào yǔ (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation syn 莼羹鲈脍 蓴羹鱸膾 chún gēng - lú kuài (idiom) the dishes from one's hometown / (idiom) homesickness 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài - guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 遇人不淑 yù rén - bù shū (idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person / (idiom) to associate with a bad person 高高在上 gāo gāo - zài shàng (idiom) situated high / aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote / situated above the masses and out of touch with reality 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn 成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ (idiom) can't help but / involuntarily syn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] syn 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi dumbstruck (idiom) / stupefied / stunned syn 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic / in disorder / muddled syn 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī (idiom) (it) goes without saying / can well be imagined 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement syn 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom) / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to syn 无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it syn 脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go syn 