farming family; ancient philosophical school
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
farming family; peasant household
neutralRefers to a family or household whose main occupation is agriculture.
Most households in this village are farming families.
Life in a farming family, though hard, is very simple and honest.
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Many children from peasant families have left the mountains through education.
We went to experience agritourism over the weekend.
noun
Agriculturalist School (an ancient Chinese philosophical school)
formalA historical term referring to one of the Hundred Schools of Thought during the pre-Qin period, focused on agricultural policies and peasant welfare. Capitalized as a proper noun.
The Agriculturalist School was an important faction among the Hundred Schools of Thought.
The 'Treatise on Literature' in the Book of Han records the bibliography of the Agriculturalist School.
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Unfortunately, most of the works of the Agriculturalist School have been lost.