服役 meaning in English

fúyì

to serve in the army; in active service

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Meaning of 服役

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fúyì
  1. to serve in the army
  2. in active service

服役 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā在zài服fú役yì。
He is on duty.
他tā的de儿ér子zi正zhèng在zài服fú役yì。
His son is serving his sentence.

Stroke order for each character

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服 fú · clothes · 8 strokes

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役 yì · servant · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 服役.

衣服yīfuclothes
舒服shūfucomfortable; feeling well
服务fúwùto serve; service
服装fúzhuāngdress; clothing
克服kèfú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
服务员fúwùyuánwaiter; waitress
说服shuōfúto persuade; to convince
征服zhēngfúto conquer; to subdue
服从fúcóngto obey (an order); to comply
羽绒服yǔróngfúdown jacket; down coat
制服zhìfúto subdue; to check
服用fúyòngto take (medicine)

Questions about 服役

What does 服役 mean?

服役 (fúyì) means "to serve in the army; in active service".

How do you write 服役?

服役 is made of 2 characters: 服 (8 strokes), 役 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.