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Meaning of 役

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Pinyin:
English Definition: forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
Chinese Definition:
①服兵务,从军:从役。现役。
②战事:战役。
③服劳力之事:劳役。徭役。
④使唤:役使。奴役。
⑤被役使的人:役夫。役徒。仆役。杂役。
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
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Example Words
战役 zhàn military campaign
退役 tuì to retire from the military, sport etc; to demobilize; to decommission; retired from use
服役 to serve in the army; in active service
现役 xiàn (military) active duty
奴役 to enslave; slavery
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Example Sentences
1
西1229
When the Spaniard last took the field in the league he scored the only goal of the match at Villa Park on 29 December.
2
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When I first went to war in 1969, aged 23, most of my colleagues had done military service and some had even served in the second world war.
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As the battle of Hengyang had a direct effect on China's political struggles, the surrender of Fang Xianjue, the chief commander of the battle, to the enemy was not a simple, individual act.
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EA
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He said EA received many letters from consumers, including military and retired military personnel, who supported the company's right to produce the game in its original form.
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I was especially happy Rahm was working on this because he had served in the Israeli army.