奴隶制 (nú lì zhì) — slavery (the system of owning people as property)

Definition

Examples

• 古代有许多国家实行奴隶制。
  Gǔ dài yǒu xǔ duō guó jiā shí xíng nú lì zhì.
  Many ancient countries practiced slavery.
• 奴隶制被废除后，社会发生了巨大变化。
  nú lì zhì Bèi fèi chú hòu, shè huì fā shēng le jù dà biàn huà.
  After slavery was abolished, society underwent tremendous change.
• 这本书详细描述了奴隶制的历史。
  Zhè běn shū xiáng xì miáo shù le nú lì zhì de lì shǐ.
  This book describes the history of slavery in detail.