可税钱就占去了大半
“but taxes take up more than half of it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只卖一个钱
“sells only for one coin,”
可税钱就 占去了大半
“but taxes take up more than half of it.”
再刨去成本
“After deducting costs,”
“We are barely making anything because the tax rate is completely bleeding us dry.”
Small vendors throughout Chinese history often operated on razor-thin margins, where excessive local transit or market levies could easily turn an honest living into debt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tax money / tax duty
A colloquial term commonly heard in historical or everyday contexts referring to commercial taxes or duties paid.
takes up the greater half / consumes most of it
Use this pattern when describing expenses, time, or energy being overwhelmingly swallowed up by a single factor.