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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苦役

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苦役 kǔ yì - forced labor
- corvée
- penal servitude

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 45,662 64,436 55,907

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
役 yì- forced labor
- corvée
- obligatory task
- military service
- to use as servant
- to enserf
- servant (old)
- war
- campaign
- battle

Other Words Containing 苦役

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
苦役 - - 45,662 64,436 55,907