农民

nóng mín

CL 位 wèi 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. peasant
2. farmer

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 农民工 nóng mín gōng 农民工 nóng mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) 农民工 refers to migrant workers from rural areas, a related social group.: migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
• 农业 nóng yè 农业 nóng yè agriculture 农业 is the agriculture industry, the field in which 农民 work.: agriculture

Usage notes

Collocations

农民 is the standard term for farmer in modern Chinese; avoid using 农夫 in formal contexts as it sounds outdated.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 农民 (farmer) with 农民工 (migrant worker); the former works the land, the latter often works in urban jobs.

Example Sentences

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农民 饲养牲畜来获得肉和奶。

Farmers raise livestock to obtain meat and milk.

农民 每天在田里劳动。

Farmers work in the fields every day.

农民 在地里施化肥。

Farmers apply fertilizer in the fields.

农民 因为饥饿而造反。

The peasants rebelled because of hunger.

农民 辛勤地工作。

Farmers work hard.

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Words Containing 农民

• 农民工 农民工 nóng mín gōng: migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
• 农民起义 农民起义 nóng mín qǐ yì: peasant revolt
• 农民阶级 农民阶级 nóng mín jiē jí: peasant class (esp. in Marxist theory); peasantry
• 农民党 农民党 nóng mín dǎng: Peasant Party (Republic of China)

Child Words of 农民

• 民 民 mín: (bound form) the people
• 农 农 nóng: (bound form) agriculture