land rent; feudal land rent
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land rent; feudal rent paid by tenant farmers to landlords
formalA historical term primarily associated with feudal and pre-modern agricultural societies in China, referring to the rent paid by peasants (佃户) to landowners (地主) for the right to cultivate land. Often studied in historical and economic contexts.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
nóng农
mín民
jiāo交
nà纳
de的
dì地
zū租
fēi非
cháng常
chén沉
zhòng重
。
In the old society, the land rent paid by peasants was extremely heavy.
Dì地
zhǔ主
kào靠
shōu收
qǔ取
dì地
zū租
shēng生
huó活
。
Landlords lived by collecting land rent.
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Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
zhǐ旨
zài在
jiǎn减
qīng轻
nóng农
mín民
de的
dì地
zū租
fù负
dān担
。
This policy aimed to lighten the burden of land rent on peasants.