poor peasant; landless peasant
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Meanings
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poor peasant; landless or land-scarce peasant
formalA historical socio-economic class term in China; generally refers to farmers who rely on renting land or selling their labor to survive.
Zài在
tǔ土
dì地
gǎi改
gé革
shí时
qī期
，
pín贫
nóng农
shì是
gé革
mìng命
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yī依
kào靠
lì力
liàng量
。
During the land reform period, poor peasants were the main force relied upon for the revolution.
Tā他
chū出
shēn身
pín贫
nóng农
，
shēn深
zhī知
liáng粮
shí食
lái来
zhī之
bù不
yì易
。
He came from a poor peasant background and knows well how hard it is to grow food.
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Jiě解
fàng放
qián前
，
hěn很
duō多
pín贫
nóng农
bù不
dé得
bù不
xiàng向
dì地
zhǔ主
zū租
dì地
gēng耕
zhòng种
。
Before liberation, many poor peasants had to rent land from landlords to farm.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zǐ子
yǐ以
qián前
dà大
bù部
fen分
cūn村
mín民
dōu都
shì是
pín贫
nóng农
。
Most villagers in this village used to be poor peasants.