work as a long-term hired hand
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to work as a long-term hired laborer
archaicA historical term referring to working for a landlord or well-off family for a year or longer, typically in agriculture, for room, board, and a small wage. Now used to describe long-term, hard manual labor, often under poor conditions.
Jiě解
fàng放
qián前
，
wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
gěi给
dì地
zhǔ主
káng扛
cháng长
gōng工
。
Before liberation, my grandfather worked as a long-term hired hand for a landlord.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
nóng农
chǎng场
káng扛
guò过
cháng长
gōng工
。
He worked as a farmhand on a farm when he was young.
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Nà那
shí时
hou候
，
xǔ许
duō多
qióng穷
rén人
zhǐ只
néng能
kào靠
káng扛
cháng长
gōng工
yǎng养
jiā家
。
In those days, many poor people could only support their families by working as long-term laborers.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
káng扛
cháng长
gōng工
shì是
nóng农
mín民
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shēng生
cún存
fāng方
shì式
。
In the old society, working as a long-term hired hand was a common way of survival for peasants.