掠卖华工 lüè mài huá gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Chinese people press-ganged and sold into slavery during Western colonialism

CHARACTERS

掠 lüè
HSK 6
rob, ransack, plunder; pass by
卖 mài
HSK 2
sell; betray; show off
华 huá
HSK 5
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
工 gōng
HSK 1
labor, work; worker, laborer