Chinese Word: 役 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

役HSK 6

Pinyin: yì

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: 彳

Ideographic:A person walking over 彳 with food in hand 殳

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战役HSK 6	zhàn yì	military campaign
退役	tuì yì	to retire from the military, sport etc; to demobilize; to decommission; retired from use
服役	fú yì	to serve in the army; in active service
现役	xiàn yì	(military) active duty
奴役	nú yì	to enslave; slavery

1		tā 他 zài 在 hǎi jūn 海军 fú yì 服役 le 了 shí nián 十年。 He served in the navy for ten years.
2		tā 他 jué dìng 决定 tuì yì 退役， kāi shǐ 开始 xīn de 新的 shēng huó 生活。 He decided to retire and start a new life.
3		zài 在 nà ge 那个 guó jiā 国家 fú bīng yì 服兵役 shì 是 fǎ lǜ 法律 yì wù 义务。 Conscription is a legal obligation in that country.
4		zhè chǎng 这场 zhàn yì 战役 de 的 shèng lì 胜利 shì 是 jí qí 极其 bì yào 必要 de 的。 The victory of this battle is extremely necessary.
5		yǎn yuán 演员 xuān bù 宣布 tuì yì 退役， gào bié 告别 qí 其 yǎn yì 演艺 shēng yá 生涯。 The actor announced retirement, bidding farewell to his career in performing arts.

1		tā 他 zài 在 hǎi jūn 海军 fú yì 服役 le 了 shí nián 十年。 He served in the navy for ten years.
2		tā 他 jué dìng 决定 tuì yì 退役， kāi shǐ 开始 xīn de 新的 shēng huó 生活。 He decided to retire and start a new life.
3		zài 在 nà ge 那个 guó jiā 国家 fú bīng yì 服兵役 shì 是 fǎ lǜ 法律 yì wù 义务。 Conscription is a legal obligation in that country.
4		zhè chǎng 这场 zhàn yì 战役 de 的 shèng lì 胜利 shì 是 jí qí 极其 bì yào 必要 de 的。 The victory of this battle is extremely necessary.
5		yǎn yuán 演员 xuān bù 宣布 tuì yì 退役， gào bié 告别 qí 其 yǎn yì 演艺 shēng yá 生涯。 The actor announced retirement, bidding farewell to his career in performing arts.