service, labor, military service
Animated Stroke Order 役
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HSK Vocabulary: 役
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 役 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
jūn军
duì队
fú服
yì役
le了
shí十
nián年
。
He served in the army for ten years.
2
tā他
wán完
chéng成
le了
liǎng两
nián年
de的
bīng兵
yì役
。
He completed two years of military service.
3
gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
láo劳
yì役
zhì制
dù度
。
There was a forced labor system in ancient times.
4
zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
yì役
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
This battle is very important.
5
tā他
men们
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
kè课
shàng上
xué学
xí习
le了
yī一
cháng场
zhù著
míng名
de的
zhàn战
yì役
。
They studied a famous battle in history class.
6
zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
yì役
de的
shèng胜
lì利
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
zhěng整
gè个
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
jú局
shì势
。
The victory in this battle changed the entire situation of the war.
7
tā他
tuì退
yì役
le了
。
He retired.
8
zhè这
wèi位
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
zài在
ào奥
yùn运
huì会
hòu后
xuān宣
bù布
tuì退
yì役
。
This athlete announced his retirement after the Olympics.
9
nà那
sōu艘
jiù旧
jūn军
jiàn舰
yǐ已
jīng经
tuì退
yì役
duō多
nián年
，
xiàn现
zài在
zuò作
wéi为
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
xiàng向
gōng公
zhòng众
kāi开
fàng放
。
That old warship has been decommissioned for many years and is now open to the public as a museum.
Information
Traditional役
Radical彳
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2236
Zhuyinㄧˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+5F79
CangjieHOINE
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Cultural note
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