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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 差役

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
差役 chāi yì - forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
- bailiff of feudal yamen

List Ranking for: 差役

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 42,167 59,964 71,477

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
差 chā- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
差 chà- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
差 chāi- to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
差 cī- used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]
役 yì- forced labor
- corvée
- obligatory task
- military service
- to use as servant
- to enserf
- servant (old)
- war
- campaign
- battle

Other Words Containing 差役

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
差役 - - 42,167 59,964 71,477