仆役

僕役

púyì

noun #37,549

Measure Word

一个仆役 gè

Meanings

1 servant
2 domestic help
3 manservant

Characters

Examples

那座大宅子雇了好几个仆役。

Nà zuò dà zháizi gùle hǎojǐ ge púyì.

That large mansion employed several servants.

他从小被当作仆役使唤。

Tā cóngxiǎo bèi dàngzuò púyì shǐhuàn.

He was treated as a servant from a young age.

Tips

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仆役 is a literary/formal word for servant, common in translations of European novels and historical fiction. Modern colloquial Chinese prefers 仆人 (púrén) or 佣人 (yōngrén). Compare also 奴仆 (núpú, 'menial servant') which carries a more degrading tone.

Stroke Order

仆 pú

役 yì