láo
劳（勞）役
common
Meaning of 劳役
劳役 means corvée; forced labor; (of livestock) to be used for work; to serve as a draft animal. Pronounced láo.
- corvée; forced labor
- (of livestock) to be used for work; to serve as a draft animal
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
mín民
měi每
nián年
yào要
fú服
yī一
gè个
yuè月
de的
láo劳
yì役
。
In ancient times, peasants had to perform one month of corvée labor each year.
Fán繁
zhòng重
de的
láo劳
yì役
yā压
dé得
rén人
mín民
chuǎn喘
bù不
guò过
qì气
lái来
。
Heavy forced labor left the people breathless.
Zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
chéng程
zhēng征
fā发
le了
dà大
liàng量
láo劳
yì役
。
This project conscripted a large amount of corvée labor.