requisition; levy; conscript
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to requisition; to levy; to conscript (manpower and supplies)
archaicHistorical term primarily used in imperial times to describe government conscription of laborers and requisitioning of supplies from the civilian population.
Qín秦
cháo朝
zhēng征
fā发
shù数
shí十
wàn万
mín民
fū夫
xiū修
zhù筑
Cháng长
chéng城
。
The Qin Dynasty conscripted hundreds of thousands of laborers to build the Great Wall.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
zhēng征
fā发
le了
dà大
liàng量
liáng粮
shi食
hé和
bù布
pǐ匹
。
During the war, the government requisitioned large amounts of grain and cloth.
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Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
fǔ府
cháng常
cháng常
zhēng征
fā发
bǎi百
xìng姓
fú服
yáo徭
yì役
。
In ancient times, the government often conscripted commoners for corvée labor.