technical
archaic

Meaning of 苦役

苦役 means hard or forced labor; corvée; servitude. Pronounced kǔ yì.

  • hard or forced labor; corvée; servitude

Definitions & Examples

Zài
fēng
jiàn
shè
huì
 
duō
nóng
mín
bèi
 

In feudal society, many peasants were forced into hard labor.

yīn
fǎn
kàng
bào
zhèng
ér
bèi
pàn
chǔ
 

He was sentenced to hard labor for rebelling against the tyranny.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhì
yán
zhòng
xuē
le
rén
mín
de
xuè
hàn
 

This system of forced labor severely exploited the people's sweat and blood.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ xiàng
/ duàn