zhī
chāi

archaic
verb

Meaning of 支差

支差 means to serve corvée labor; to perform compulsory unpaid labor service for the government (historical). Pronounced zhī chāi.

  • to serve corvée labor; to perform compulsory unpaid labor service for the government (historical)

Definitions & Examples

Jiù
shè
huì
 
pín
nóng
mín
cháng
cháng
bèi
zhī
chāi
 
wéi
zhǔ
guān
cháng
láo
dòng
 

In the old society, poor peasants were often forced to serve corvée labor, working for landlords and the government without pay.

Jiě
fàng
qián
 
zhè
dài
de
bǎi
xìng
měi
nián
dōu
yào
dào
xiàn
chéng
zhī
chāi
 
bān
yùn
liáng
shi
 

Before liberation, the people in this area had to go to the county town every year to serve corvée labor, transporting grain.

Zhī
chāi
zhì
shì
jiù
shè
huì
zài
láo
dòng
rén
mín
shēn
shang
de
zuò
shān
 

The corvée system was a heavy burden weighing down on the working people in the old society.

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