shǐ

verb
formal

Meaning of 役使

役使 means to work (animals); to use livestock for labor; to force (someone) to work; to compel labor; to exploit labor. Pronounced yì shǐ.

  • to work (animals); to use livestock for labor
  • to force (someone) to work; to compel labor; to exploit labor

Definitions & Examples

Nóng
mín
shǐ使
zhe
luó
zài
tián
jiān
láo
zuò
 

The farmers worked the mules and horses in the fields.

Zài
dài
 
rén
men
shǐ使
niú
lái
gēng
tián
 

In ancient times, people used oxen to plow the fields.

Zhè
lǎo
bèi
shǐ使
le
shí
nián
 

This old horse has been worked for more than a decade.