役
役 in English
- forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle
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How it used to be written
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 10 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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他在服役。
He is on duty.
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他让人们摆脱了奴役。
He liberated the people from bondage.
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奴役制是一种危害人类罪。
Slavery is a crime against humanity.
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很多士兵在这场战役中严重受伤。
Many soldiers suffered terrible wounds in the battle.
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法国人在滑铁卢之役吃了败仗。
The French were defeated at Waterloo.