差役 chāiyì corvée Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chāiyì corvée 差 chāi nounverb assignment an official post; a job or task one is assigned to do; a mission役 yì corvée (bound form) forced labor or an obligatory task required by an authoritychāiyì bailiff 差 chāi noun messenger (archaic) a person sent on an errand; a messenger or runner役 yì servant (bound form) a person who performs menial tasks or is at someone's beck and call
