Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 徭役
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned
战役zhànyìmilitary campaign
使役shǐ yìto use (an animal or servant); working (animal); (beast) of burden
役使yì shǐto put to work (servant or animal); to make use of for labor
役男yì nánmales eligible for military service; draftee; abbr. for 役齡男子|役龄男子
差役chāi yìforced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen