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lì · subservient

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隶
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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8Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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隶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 隶

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lìWords pronounced lì
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Example sentences

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Zhège rén shì nín de nú lì, shì ba?这个人是您的奴隶，是吧？

This person is your slave, right?

Source: Tatoeba #939899 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nín lì shǔ nǎ jiā jù lè bù ma?您隶属哪家俱乐部吗？

Do you belong to any clubs?

Source: Tatoeba #469377 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào chéngwéi jīn qián de nú lì.不要成为金钱的奴隶。

Don't be a slave to money.

Source: Tatoeba #10201112 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì yí gè nú lì.我是一个奴隶。

I'm a slave.

Source: Tatoeba #10737544 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jù jué bèi nǐ xiàng nú lì yí yàng duì dài.我拒绝被你像奴隶一样对待。

I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.

Source: Tatoeba #796773 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bǎ mǎ lì dàngchéng zì jǐ de nú lì yí yàng kàn dài.汤姆把玛丽当成自己的奴隶一样看待。

Tom treated Mary like a slave.

Source: Tatoeba #1924007 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 隶 in context

  1. Say lì, then recall the core meaning: subservient.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 奴隶 (nú lì), meaning “slave”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 隶 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.