奴役

núyì

verb #13,414

Meanings

1 to enslave
2 to subject to servitude
3 slavery

Characters

service; forced labor; to use

Examples

他们被奴役了几百年。

Tāmen bèi núyì le jǐ bǎi nián.

They were enslaved for hundreds of years.

Tips

usage

奴役 can be used both literally (physical enslavement) and figuratively (being enslaved by habits, technology, desires, etc.).

Stroke Order

奴 nú

役 yì