奴隶 (nú lì) — slave

Definition

Examples

• 在古代，许多人是被压迫的奴隶。
  Zài gǔ dài, xǔ duō rén shì bèi yā pò de nú lì.
  In ancient times, many people were oppressed slaves.
• 他工作太努力，简直成了工作的奴隶。
  Tā gōng zuò tài nǔ lì, jiǎn zhí chéng le gōng zuò de nú lì.
  He works too hard; he's practically a slave to his work.
• 现代社会应该彻底废除奴隶制。
  Xiàn dài shè huì yīng gāi chè dǐ fèi chú nú lì zhì.
  Modern society should completely abolish the slave system.