役 (yì) — (bound form) labor; service (in 劳役, 服役); (bound form) battle; campaign (in 战役)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'labor/service' or 'battle/campaign' — it only appears in compounds like 劳役, 服役, 战役, never as a standalone word.
bound form
(bound form) laborservice (in 劳役, 服役)(bound form) battlecampaign (in 战役)
Examples
- 。Tā fú le liǎng nián bīng yì.He served in the military for two years.
- 。Zhè chǎng zhàn yì fēi cháng jī liè.This battle was extremely fierce.
- 。Gǔ dài nóng mín yào fú láo yì.Ancient peasants had to perform forced labor.
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