Meaning of 差役
差役 means corvée; forced labor; yamen runner; bailiff. Pronounced chāi yì.
- corvée; forced labor
- yamen runner; bailiff
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
bǎi百
xìng姓
cháng常
bèi被
zhēng征
fā发
fú服
chāi差
yì役
。
Common people in ancient times were often conscripted for corvée labor.
Xiū修
cháng长
chéng城
zhēng征
diào调
le了
dà大
liàng量
chāi差
yì役
。
The construction of the Great Wall conscripted a large number of laborers for corvée.
Fán繁
zhòng重
de的
chāi差
yì役
shì是
nóng农
mín民
qǐ起
yì义
de的
yuán原
yīn因
zhī之
yī一
。
Heavy corvée labor was one of the causes of peasant uprisings.