zhǔ

common
noun

Meaning of 地主

地主 means landlord; landowner who exploits peasants by renting land; local host; person from the place (as opposed to a guest). Pronounced dì zhǔ.

  • landlord; landowner who exploits peasants by renting land
  • local host; person from the place (as opposed to a guest)

Definitions & Examples

Jiě
fàng
qián
 
ye
shì
cūn
de
zhǔ
 

Before liberation, my grandfather was the landlord of the village.

zhǔ
jiē
zài
shǐ
shàng
céng
jīng
zhàn
yǒu
liàng
 

The landlord class historically possessed large amounts of land.

Jiù
shè
huì
de
zhǔ
wǎng
wǎng
yōng
cháng
gōng
lái
zhòng
 

Landlords in the old society often hired farmhands to work the land.