役

The character "役" has 7 strokes. "役" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "役" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "役" are "yì" . View the stroke order of "役">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "役"

v.: use as a servant

n.: military service; forced labour/service; servant; battle

• military service : 兵役；服兵役；服役
• servant : n.佣人；仆人；公务员；政府的雇员；热心追随者
• battle : n.战役；会战；战斗；斗争；较量

Form words with "役"

Example phrases using "役"

• 役牛，耕牛。

  Draught oxen.

• 更为数千名后备役军人提供了福利。

  It also adds more money for thousands of members of the National Guard and Reserve.

• 广东传统的草食家畜主要是役用水牛。

  The traditional plant-eating livestock of Guangdong province is draught buffalo.

• 李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉退了役.

  Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.

• 但是父亲是个伺候偷吸鸦片的小伙役.

  His father was a waiter in an opium den.

• 这项优惠同样适用于现职的后备役人员。

  The offer also applies to active duty reservists.

• 他在美国和菲律宾服过役（或在军队里工作）。

  He served (or worked in the military) in the United States and the Philippines.

• 但是在役焊接时可能发生烧穿,有很大危险性.

  But it is also very dangerous because burn - through might happen during welding.

• 役有它，西方强国经济和国际经济也会顺利前进。

  The US and the international economies will get along nicely without it.

• 他最近肃清了武装部队，打发数百名军官退了役。

  He recently purged the armed forces, sending hundreds of officers into retirement.