chāi

technical
archaic

Meaning of 差役

差役 means corvée; forced labor; yamen runner; bailiff. Pronounced chāi yì.

  • corvée; forced labor
  • yamen runner; bailiff

Definitions & Examples

dài
bǎi
xìng
cháng
bèi
zhēng
chāi
 

Common people in ancient times were often conscripted for corvée labor.

Xiū
cháng
chéng
zhēng
diào
le
liàng
chāi
 

The construction of the Great Wall conscripted a large number of laborers for corvée.

Fán
zhòng
de
chāi
shì
nóng
mín
de
yuán
yīn
zhī
 

Heavy corvée labor was one of the causes of peasant uprisings.