劳役 Traditional form: 勞役 Pinyin (reading): láoyì Definitions: forced labor corvée (labor required of a serf) animal labor Characters: 劳 - to labor, to toil; to do manual work 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve Traditional characters: 勞 - to labor, to toil; to do manual work 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve