役

yì

Dictionary entry

forced labor

What does 役 mean?

役 (yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1forced labor

2corvée

3obligatory task

4military service

5to use as servant

6to enserf

7servant (old)

8war

9campaign

10battle

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役yìforced labor · corvée

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役

yì

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