拉夫 (lā fū) — to press-gang, to forcibly conscript (usually for military or labor service)

Définition

拉夫 means to forcibly seize civilians and press them into military or labor service — a historical practice, especially during wartime or warlord eras. Often used in the passive 被拉夫 ('to be press-ganged').

verb
to press-gangto forcibly conscript (usually for military or labor service)

Exemples

  • 拉夫
    Nà nián jūn fá hùn zhàn, dào chù dōu zài lā fū.
    During the warlord conflicts that year, press-ganging was happening everywhere.
  • Tā nián qīng shí bèi lā guò yí cì fū, bèi pò dāng le sān gè yuè bīng.
    When he was young, he was press-ganged once and forced to serve as a soldier for three months.
  • Zhè běn shū xiáng xì miáo xiě le mín guó shí qī lā fū de xiàn xiàng.
    This book describes in detail the phenomenon of press-ganging during the Republican era.

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