diàn
佃
tenant farmer; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to farm land as a tenant
formalRefers to the traditional practice of tenant farmers renting farmland from landowners.
Tā他
zǔ祖
shàng上
jǐ几
dài代
dōu都
diàn佃
dì地
zhǔ主
de的
tián田
dì地
guò过
huó活
。
For generations his ancestors farmed as tenants on the landowner's fields to make a living.
Diàn佃
hù户
men们
lián联
hé合
qǐ起
lái来
yāo要
qiú求
jiàng降
dī低
dì地
zū租
。
The tenant farmers united to demand lower land rents.
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Mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
hěn很
duō多
nóng农
mín民
kào靠
diàn佃
gēng耕
wéi为
shēng生
。
During the Republican era, many farmers made a living by tenancy farming.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
diàn佃
nóng农
shú熟
xī悉
dāng当
dì地
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
féi肥
wò沃
tián田
dì地
。
This elderly tenant farmer knows all the fertile local fields well.
Diàn佃
zū租
de的
jià价
gé格
zài在
dāng当
nián年
bō波
dòng动
hěn很
dà大
。
Tenant rental prices fluctuated greatly back then.
noun
surname Dian
A rare Chinese family name.
Diàn佃
Jiàn建
guó国
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
lǎo老
xiào校
zhǎng长
。
Dian Jianguo is the former principal of our school.
Wǒ我
rèn认
shi识
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
Diàn佃
de的
lǎo老
shī师
。
I know a teacher with the family name Dian.