Meaning of 徭役
徭役 means corvée; statute labor; forced labor imposed on common people by rulers in ancient times. Pronounced yáo yì.
- corvée; statute labor; forced labor imposed on common people by rulers in ancient times
Definitions & Examples
Qín秦
cháo朝
de的
yáo徭
yì役
shí十
fēn分
fán繁
zhòng重
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
The corvée labor during the Qin Dynasty was extremely heavy, causing untold suffering for the common people.
Tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
yǐ以
yáo徭
yì役
de的
xíng形
shì式
bō剥
xuē削
nóng农
mín民
。
The rulers exploited the peasants in the form of forced labor.
Fán繁
zhòng重
de的
yáo徭
yì役
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
nóng农
mín民
de的
fǎn反
kàng抗
。
The heavy corvée eventually led to peasant uprisings.