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slavery in Chinese

slavery in Chinese is 奴隶制度 — slavery means the practice or system of owning people as property and forcing them to work.

slavery in Chinese

奴隶制度
noun
Pronounced: nú lì zhì dù
An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.

What does "slavery" mean?

  1. noun The practice or system of owning people as property and forcing them to work.
    "The abolition of slavery was a defining struggle of the 19th century."
  2. noun A state of being controlled or dominated by something, such as an addiction.
    "He described his years of addiction as a kind of slavery."
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slavery in a sentence

  • The abolition of slavery was a defining struggle of the 19th century.
  • He described his years of addiction as a kind of slavery.

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What is "slavery" in Chinese?

"slavery" in Chinese is 奴隶制度. slavery means: The practice or system of owning people as property and forcing them to work.

How do you pronounce 奴隶制度?

"slavery" in Chinese is 奴隶制度, pronounced "nú lì zhì dù".

How do you use "slavery" in a sentence?

Example: "The abolition of slavery was a defining struggle of the 19th century." In Chinese, "slavery" is 奴隶制度.

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