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役
yì
servant, laborer; service; to serve
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A person walking over 彳 with food in hand 殳
HSK 6
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⿰彳殳
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yòu
又
and, also, again, in addition
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A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左
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HSK 3
Words Using 役 (36)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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战役
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zhànyì
military campaign
6
zhànyì
战役
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HSK 6
military campaign
役
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yì
forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle
yì
役
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forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle
服役
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fúyì
to serve in the army / in active service
fúyì
服役
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to serve in the army / in active service
退役
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tuìyì
to retire from the military / to demobilize / to decommission / retired from use
tuìyì
退役
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to retire from the military / to demobilize / to decommission / retired from use
奴役
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núyì
to enslave / slavery
núyì
奴役
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to enslave / slavery
苦役
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kǔyì
forced labor / corvée / penal servitude
kǔyì
苦役
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forced labor / corvée / penal servitude
仆役
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púyì
servant
púyì
仆役
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servant
劳役
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láoyì
forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor
láoyì
劳役
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forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor
兵役
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bīngyì
military service
bīngyì
兵役
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military service
中途岛战役
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ZhōngtúDǎoZhànyì
Battle of Midway, June 1942
ZhōngtúDǎoZhànyì
中途岛战役
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Battle of Midway, June 1942